Assistant Category Manager
On-sitePlano, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Represent the company professionally while consuming and interpreting large amounts of data to support supplier contact and negotiation for industrial fasteners and MRO products. Collaborate with marketing, purchasing, and graphics teams to maintain monthly publications, manage product life cycles, and generate documentation for product additions. Drive sales growth by introducing related items and strive to improve cost of goods, control expenses, and enhance technology and time management. Maintain a "can do" attitude with internal and external stakeholders, including franchises, while managing changing priorities and accepting additional responsibilities as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- College degree preferred or equivalent in experience
- Retail or wholesale merchandising experience
- formal education in the area of category management
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal, written, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Computer literate
- proficient in Microsoft Word
- proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to manage and juggle many changing priorities
- some knowledge of product life cycles
- basic understanding of supply chain
- Must be able to efficiently use a personal computer equipped with standard keyboard and mouse
- Ability to communicate in English to locate, read, and report information
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- College degree preferred or equivalent in experience
- Experience in Oracle Cloud
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