Category Manager

Description

• Regularly track category performance, including sales, inventory, margins, and other key metrics.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior management, outlining category performance and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify opportunities to reduce or expand to optimize the product assortment, ensuring alignment with company goals and customer needs.
• Collect and analyze customer feedback, reviews, and competitive intelligence to inform category strategies.
• Partner with the e-commerce team to optimize online product listings, digital marketing, and promotions.
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends, competitor activities, and changing consumer behaviors.
• Conduct in-depth market analysis to understand customer preferences, emerging trends, and competitive landscape.
• Manage product lifecycle from introduction to end-of-life, making data-driven decisions on product updates, discontinuations, and replacements.
• Monitor and recommend pricing, promotions, and product positioning to enhance category profitability.
• Define and execute the category strategy to meet both short-term and long-term business objectives.
• Conduct regular reviews of product performance to identify growth opportunities or areas of underperformance.
• Work closely with marketing, merchandising, operations, and supply chain teams to execute category initiatives and ensure smooth product launches and in-stock availability.

Requirements

• Proven ability to analyze and interpret complex data to drive business decisions.
• Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams and external partners.
• Requires at least 1 to 5+ years of related experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• HVAC experience preferred.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance