Associate Category Manager

Responsibilities

• Partner with Director to develop initial sales forecast for new product/category monitors sales trend, variances and issues and takes appropriate action to drive sales
• Supports manager with multiple projects, ability to prioritize, highly organized and skilled in project management
• Maintains strong, effective relationships with cross-functional team and vendors
• Execute with a high sense of urgency in a fast and agile environment
• Analyze and monitor sales, pricing trends within a specific category to anticipate consumer buying patterns
• Data analytics skills to be able to mine data, understand the drivers of the business
• Maintains an awareness of changes in technology used by customers related to assigned products

• 2-5 years’ experience in Product Management, Merchandising or Category Management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel & data analytics
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, agile environment
• Must possess self‑confidence, organizational skills, time‑management skills and excellent communication skills
• Must also be able to work on and manage projects, meet deadlines and have excellent interpersonal skills
• Proven and demonstrated project‑management and execution skills with the ability to overcome barriers and solve problems
• Resourceful, eager to learn, keen attention to detail
• Ability to work within a team and articulate execution plans, allocate resources for tasks
• Knowledge of Power
  
  BI, other analytical tools, lean process improvement – a plus

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