Assistant Category Manager
Global Industrial Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Port Washington • New York • Washington • United States
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About the role
- Complete Merchandising training program to understand the roles and responsibilities of Category Management, Merchandise Operations, Digital Merchandising and Private Brands.
- Will report full time into a Director of Category Management upon the completion of the training program. Responsible to learn, execute and build proficiency in the fundamental tasks and workflow for Category Management (sku set-up, vendor communication and follow-up, coordinating NPI’s and marketing promotions for the division, price reviews and sku matching, etc.
- Supports Manager with overall business initiatives and tasks to achieve budgeted goals and initiatives.
- Maintains strong, effective relationships with Category Managers, cross-functional teams and Vendors.
- Effectively works with cross-functional teams to execute business initiates through strong partnership and communication.
- Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task is essential.
- Data analytics skills to begin to analyze the business and understand trends, opportunities and issues.
- Works closely with Cross-Functional team to execute current business tactics
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Marketing
- Proficiency with Excel, Power Point and other Microsoft Business Applications
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analyticssku set-upvendor communicationmarketing promotionsprice reviewssku matching
Soft Skills
organizational skillsmulti-taskingrelationship buildingcommunicationpartnership