Category Planning and Execution Professional
1 week ago
Carter's Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children. Our company overview encompasses Carter's, OshKosh B'gosh, Skip*Hop, and Little Planet brands. We pride ourselves on meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation.
About This JobThe Category specialist reports directly to the Product Category Manager and is responsible for supporting the assortment, pricing, and marketing of specific categories for the Canadian market. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver corporate initiatives and merchandising strategies.
- Main Tasks:
- - Support the development of sales and margin plans for the business unit in partnership with the Planning team
- - Align assortment strategies (pricing, buy quantities, store assortments) to achieve financial plans
- - Participate in daily/weekly business unit meetings with cross-functional partners to analyze and summarize sales trends, consumer demands, promotional activity, and awareness of competition
- - Manage the pricing and promotional cadence with the Product Category Manager and Merchandise Associate
Requirements
To excel in this position, you should have:
- - 2+ years in a corporate retail environment required (purchase order management, price change management, seasonal preparation, report analysis, manage a product category, special project leader, site merchandising)
- - General understanding of a retail product assortment, breadth and depth, promotional pricing, and entrance/exit strategies
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