*position summary*:
organizes and manages a category (or more than one) asumming the iniciative and risk of the business to deliver sales, gross margin, profit and coverage plan
*position responsibilities*:
- commercial business development - identify market needs and develop commercial strategies to fill them, build strategic partnerships, develop market opportunities
- pre-line reviews/line reviews - build attractive assortment to grow business by creating commercial business plan to deliver coverage, sales, gross margin and profit plan.
- category management - gross margin control, category growth, vendor management incluiding negotiations.
- planogram - building the planogram, min review, zap revision, planogram maintenance, secondary placement follow up
- category insight - store checks, market visit, competition research, commercial customers visit.
- store support & team development - customer satisfaction, pricing deals, develop acm capabilities and skills (if applicable)
- marketing - create marketing plans, brand development and promotions commercial customer focused
- supply chain - fill rate, special orders, instock follow up
*position requirements*:
- level of formal education:a bachelor's degree (ba, bs) or equivalent.
- area of study:marketing - management
- years of experience:five to seven years.
- type of experience:merchandising, sales, category management
- special certifications or technical skills:microsoft office, negotiation skills, bilingual (english /spanish)