Category Manager - Geotechnical

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Job Summary

Responsible for executing awarded categories (less than $20M in revenue) and managing timelines for execution. Partner with key merchants and Functional Leader to obtain and assess data for merchandising strategy. Act as the liaison with internal/external project affiliates; present key recommendations and collaborate project results to meet and/or exceed corporate objectives.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• •Manages key product categories in a portfolio of products less than $20M in revenue. Serves as business liaison to customers, management, and others affiliated with the project team.
• •Drives and executes category program development using the toll gate process and works cross functionally with Packaging Design, Supply Chain, Distribution, Product Forecast, In Store Service, Sourcing, and Finance/Pricing/Hurdle Rate.
• •Oversees category product mix development, innovation, planograms (POG), analytics (GMROI, Turns, Margins), Centralized Automatic Replenishment (CAR), Automatic Maintenance Tool (AMT), and visual merchandising.
• •Develops and executes merchandising strategy utilizing key components of business drivers.
• •Ensures systems are set up properly to support unique distribution and service ordering system.
• •Develops strategies to solve multi-faceted problems through understanding of fundamental issues throughout the organization at all levels.

Nature and Scope

• •Solutions require analysis and investigation.
• •Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
• •Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.

Work Environment

• •Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• •Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
• •Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Education and Experience

Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

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We encourage all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America to self-identify in their applications.

Minimum Pay

$92,000.00