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Category Manager-Hearth & Hot Tubs
COSTELLOS ACE —United States
- $65,000 - $70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- 5 years
- Merchandising
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Category Manager-Hearth & Hot Tubs

COSTELLOS ACE
United States

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Job Details

Full-time
$65,000 - $70,000 a year

Benefits

Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Employee discount
Life insurance
Prescription drug insurance

Qualifications

Vendor relationship building
Team leadership
Spreadsheets
Employee relationship building
Research
Microsoft Office
Epicor ERP
Retail math

Full Job Description

Position Summary

The Category Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of products, programs, promotions, selected pricing as well as the implementation of corporate programs within all product category areas to achieve corporate goals, in all store locations. You will be responsible for specific assigned departments.

Key Responsibilities

Manages assigned local stores-for local items all departments.
Manages assigned departments globally.
Aggressively drive sales while meeting company goals on Gross Margin, Inventory Turnover, and Bottom Line (pre-tax) Profit in specified stores.
Execute and focus on all job activities:
- Purchasing:
  - Maintain a high level of regional product awareness including identifying new regional products, trends and competitive strategies through trade publications, store requests and competitor visits.
  - Drive in store discovery execution including correct linear sets, mapping, POG integrity. Responsible for ad goods and Promotional goods.
  - Ensure in-stock position for ad goods. Help marketing choose and promote your department goods and items ensuring correct sku numbers, descriptions, pricing, and load-in inventory is executed on time to meet print and digital timelines.
- Supplier Negotiations—constantly and aggressively negotiates with vendors on pricing, expanding the inventory catalog, and developing competitive strategies, all while trying to reduce acquisition and transportation costs, gain additional co-op and increase margins with in the agreed corporate strategic direction
- Alternate Supplier Income—constantly and aggressively negotiates and collects all marketing discretionary supplier funds, including but not limited to co-op, new items discounts, free merchandise, free displays, extended dating terms, rebates based on purchases and selling marketing packages at our annual vendor summit.
- Ensures seasonal planogram integrity based on corporate approved planograms both internally and Ace created POGs. Ensures planogram integrity on all Discovery Planograms. Reviews all L2 and L3 POGs order points and sku maintenance as well as correct store mapping and location codes by store.
- Data Analysis: Analyze historic data to determine which products should be purchased, as well as suggesting new products to try in assigned regional stores. All promotions should be purchased with an exit plan or home identified for the promotion.
- Create buy plan for department promo items or resets and track sales data so next season a record exists- use to place buys next season. Always have an exit plan/strategy for promo items. Includes clear merchandising execution that changes with the season.
- Marketing: Works closely with the marketing department to help in the selection of products. Also, responsible for the Monthly Marketing planner, in and out seasonal dates, coordinates seasonal buys. Works with Marketing to ensure marketing plan matches to seasonality of region.
- Office Communication— Develops strong relationships with entire Category Team, Operations Team and warehouse teams, as well as ensure completion of all regional bulletins, regional specific special buys, liquidation plans for regional E&O as well as execution of all Corporate supported product planograms.
- Inventory Productivity Monthly: Ensures new products are evaluated on a regular basis and creating an exit strategy if they are not profitable.
- Product Knowledge: Researches, analyzes, and draws conclusions from customer, co-op and vendor data to define the merchandise selection process.
- Outside Office Activities to include but not limited to trade shows, regular store visits, walk competition, supplier meetings, all grand openings, vendor summit, and critical customer events.
- Category Execution: Works in conjunction with operations to ensure merchandise, plan-o-grams and adjacencies mesh with store capabilities.
- New Stores—Develop and schedule all suppliers that will be involved for events and demo’s. Work with Category management and marketing team to advertising item selection and planning: Grand Opening.

Other Responsibilities

This position will require a high degree of initiative and will at many times be left to execute the responsibilities of the job with little to no supervision.
Attend trade shows and Vendor Summits as required
Visit Costello stores on a regular and scheduled basis to ensure planogram integrity
Visit the competition on a regular basis
Meetings with suppliers at our stores or at their offices
Daily communications with Category Team
Attend all Grand Openings and critical customer events
Other duties as assigned by senior management

Job Requirements

Education – B.A. or equivalent or 5 years’ retail hardware/product experience
Strong written and verbal Communication skills
Strong Leadership skills
Strong organizational skills
Strong Math skills
Strong Reasoning skills
Strong Problem-Solving skills
Able to maintain their composure in all situations
Ability to handle multiple projects at one time to stay on schedule with high attention to detail
Strong at developing positive business relationships
Ability to read and interrupt a retail financial document
Proficient with Excel and all Microsoft programs
Proficient and maintain strong knowledge of Epicor Eagle Browser system.
Willingness and ability to learn and execute new technology
Willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done (NOT a 40 hour a week job) this will include working a variation of mornings, days, evenings, and weekend shifts
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Travel requirements: Trade shows, events, and company stores on a frequent basis.
Must have reliable transportation
Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment
Must be flexible enough to hit critical/varied deadlines.
Must be able to work and communicate cooperatively with others.

Physical Requirements

Essential Physical Ability

Frequency

Requirement

Walking

Constant

Flat surfaces from point to point

Standing

Constant

As needed

Sitting

Constant

As needed

Stooping

Frequent

To pick up cartons at floor level

Reaching

Frequent

To a height of 6 feet

Lifting

Occasional

Must be able to lift file boxes

Hand Dexterity

Constant

Must be able to use a computer and printing equipment

Pushing / Pulling

Occasional

As needed

Carrying

Occasional

As needed

Climbing

Occasional

Stairs

Vision

Constant

Read labels, recognize boxes, safety in working

Hearing

Constant

Safety signals

Reports to: Senior Director of Category Management

Costello’s offers competitive wages and benefits, including:

Major Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Short Term Disability & Prescription Coverage for Eligible Employees
Profit Share Bonus Plan Eligible
Company Paid Life Insurance ($50,000 policy)
401 (k) plan with Company Contribution to Retirement Savings Plan with up to 4% match
Flexible Spending Account “FSA”
Dependent Care FSA
Generous Vacation Time
Personal Time
6 Paid Holidays
Generous employee discount programs.
$65,000-$70,000 Base Salary + Bonus Eligible

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