Job Title

　　Category Manager

　　Position Purpose

　　Organizes and manages a category (or more than one) assuming the initiative and risk of the business to deliver sales, gross margin, profit and coverage plan

　　Primary Accountabilities

　　• Business Development - Identify market needs and develop strategies to fill them, build strategic partnerships, develop market opportunities

　　• Pre-Line Reviews/Line Reviews - Build attractive assortment to grow business by creating business plan to deliver coverage, sales, gross margin and profit plan.

　　• Category Management - Category Contribution responsibility, gross margin control, category growth, contract review, vendor management including negotiations and development.

　　• Planogram - Building the Planogram, Min Review, ZAP Revision, Planogram Maintenance, Secondary Placement Follow up

　　• Category insight - Store checks, market visit, competition research, Commercial customers visit.

　　• Store Support & Team development - Customer Satisfaction, Pricing Deals, Develop ACM capabilities and skills

　　• Marketing - Create marketing plans, brand development and promotions

　　• Supply Chain - Fill Rate, Special Orders, Recalls, Return to Vendor, Return to Stock, Order Follow up

　　Education & Experience

　　Level of Formal Education: A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) or equivalent.

　　Area of Study: Business degree

　　Years of Experience: Two to three years.

　　Type of Experience: Merchandising, sales, category management

　　Special Certifications or Technical Skills: Microsoft office, negotiation skills, bilingual (English /Spanish)

　　Other/Preferred: Analytical skills