Career Opportunities > Category Manager

Department: Sales Mass Stores
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posted: 02/12/2008
Requisition Number: 08-01-07

1 opening
Full-time (exempt)

• • Analyze sales/inventory data for assigned accounts and help co-manage category with buyer and salesperson. Review new item suggestions with buyer, recommend item deletions and additions by planogram.
• • Identify consumer trends which will aid in generating solid recommendations to grow retail sales for the category.
• • Provide analytical support to salesperson for internal budgeting and planning sessions, including calculating the annual forecast by item and estimating retail sales for new items.
• • Prepare weekly reports on category, identifying trends by brand and item and summarizing information into professional presentations.
• • Perform pricing survey for assigned accounts every other month.
• • Forecast basic business monthly by item.
• • Account presentation, including market and industry trends, SWOT, competitive review. Answer retailers’ questions.
• • Prepare weekly promotional tracking during the holiday season. This includes but not limited to: tracking sales by item by day and providing sell through information.

• • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Management or related field. Master’s degree a plus.
• • A minimum of 2 years previous direct category management experience with mass account interaction required.
• • Must have excellent analytical, presentation and oral and written communication skills.
• • Proven ability to build productive work relationships.
• • Must be able to effectively interface with all levels of employees, vendors, and customers.
• • Must have proven analytical skills demonstrated through previous work experience.
• • High level of database knowledge and experience is required. Must be able to do minor programming in ACCESS.
• • Retail link/ProSpace/Info Retriever/IRI/Spectra/AcNielsen knowledge a plus.