Category Manager
3 weeks ago
About the Role
As part of our Hardlines team, our Toys & Electronics Category Manager works to build an appropriate assortment through planning, developing, sourcing, buying, managing and administering merchandise within assigned categories and/or departments to ensure the effective achievement of the business plan.
Responsibilities
- Development, management and administration of the merchandising and financial strategy and plan for hardline categories and/or departments, built in alignment with overall business objectives.
- Accountable for preparing plans and forecasts of sales, turns, margins and open-to-buy working with the Planner.
- Proactively works to anticipate customer needs for hardlines categories by building a focused merchandising strategy.
- Review product/category analysis.
- Merchandise assortment building, sourcing and negotiating, product selection, pricing and ordering for all programs (core, seasonal, and opportunity buys).
- Regular communication with the allocation team.
- Build and maintain good vendor relations.
- Marketing Management - plan and coordinate the execution of all promotional activities of assigned categories, including Seasonal, Monthly and Weekly promotional planning. (Advertising, signing and product setup).
- Market research - customer, industry, direct and indirect competition and external environment.
- Communication with logistics and stores as required.
- Visit Red Apple Stores and Competition regularly to maintain a connection with the field and understand challenges in execution at store level.
- Undertake special projects as required.
About You
- Minimum 3-4 years of previous hardlines retail (toys/electronics/other hardlines) experience
- Entrepreneurial mindset, passion for and knowledge of the category
- Experience in marketing merchandise (product, pricing, promotions, placement)
- Degree or diploma in Merchandising, Business, Marketing or a related field
- Excellent negotiator and communicator with attention to detail
- A results-driven, self-starter with a demonstrated passion for buying and a desire to learn our business and
- Customer
- Ability to work in a team or independently
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and intermediate working knowledge of merchandising systems.
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