Associate Category Manager, Kids Reading
4 days ago
Indigo Books & Music is seeking an experienced Associate Category Manager to join our team. As a key member of our Kids Reading category, you will be responsible for driving growth and profitability within our programs and select categories.
Key Responsibilities:- Execute on Reading strategy and drive growth and profitability within our programs and select categories.
- Support the Category Director and Manager with the execution of the overall Reading strategy and proof of concept.
- Oversee individual programs and select categories, ensuring financial goals are met while improving the end-to-end customer experience.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute Indigo's vision and strategy.
- Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs, and surface customer trends to Print Experience Merchant and Print Reading Merchant.
- Actively source product that inspires customers to purchase, augments the customer experience, and advances the Print team's strategy to represent more diverse and under-represented voices.
- Partner with the planning team to maximize inventory efficiencies and increase profitability.
- Partner with the Inventory Team to develop store allocations and optimization plans that support the Category Strategy.
- Advance existing customer-based assortments by working with the assortment team.
- Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all design and decision-making processes.
- Seek out and maintain positive vendor relationships focusing on finding new and brand appropriate merchandise.
- Negotiate with vendors to maximize sales and profits, and gain best possible terms of engagement.
- Partner with the Print Experience Team to develop visual merchandising standards that evolve customer experience.
- Challenge the status quo and consistently identify areas for improvement, diagnose issues, and work to resolve them.
- University degree in business or related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in buying and category management of specialty, book retail, or publishing industry.
- Proven and demonstrated leadership experience.
- Customer-centric approach.
- Communicates a compelling and inspiring vision and sense of core purpose.
- Ability to learn and adapt in a constantly changing environment.
- Comfortable handling risk and uncertainty.
- Creative approach to problem-solving and innovation.
- Ability to understand problems and recommend solutions.
- Results-driven.
- Ability to lead and develop team members.
- Ability to establish professional and productive relationships based on trust and integrity.
- Strong desire to learn and grow within the organization, with an understanding that development is an employee's own responsibility.
At Indigo, we are committed to our communities, our customers, and each other. We know that fostering diversity and inclusion brings out your full potential and creates a joyful and welcoming environment for everyone. We are driven to be an equitable employer, which highly values your diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that you, in all your uniqueness, belong at Indigo.
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