SUMMARY:
The Category Manager will partner with sales leadership and other key functional decision makers to lead the strategy and execution for specific product categories within TruckPro Retail and Wholesale business units. This role will develop category strategy around product offering, tiers/positioning, pricing, margins, and SKU/store inventory. This role will also evaluate existing products through batch reviews and optimize the category according to the set strategy.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Understand the strategic needs of the business and translate needs into strategic and tactical plans for product categories to maximize sales and profits
- Develop sales, profit, and inventory plans and track results. Responsible for adjusting plans to correct deficiencies and maximize opportunities
- Accountable for improving financial performance of managed categories
- Partner with key stakeholders to set category strategy, identify opportunities for assortment optimization, provide input for inventory efficiency analytics, and assess the financial impact of actions
- Evaluate and approve potential new product launches. Identify and set cost targets to aid in purchasing decisions
- Communicate results, insights, and recommendations to various business partners through both written and verbal channels
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES/LICENSES:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field required
- Advanced Degree preferred
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Five to seven years of work experience in a related field (e.g. retail merchandising, distribution, planning & allocation, pricing, promotions, purchasing)
- Two or more years of management experience
- Automotive, Heavy Duty parts experience preferred
- Business manager mindset with drive for continuous process improvement
- Strategic thinker with ability to adapt to fast paced and changing environment
- Strong organizational agility to enhance cross-functional communication and collaboration
- Excellent interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication skills - capable of developing well-structured communications and presentations and able to present complex information in an easy to understand manner with clear recommendations based on data
- Team oriented, goal oriented and flexible with a proven track record in collaborating cross-functionally and driving results
- Proficiency in Excel required. Proficiency in other BI tools (Tableau/Power BI) a plus