What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandising - Product Category Manager position at MOTIS Brands?
MOTIS Brands, a leading ecommerce retailer of loading, hauling and transportation equipment. We are hiring an experienced Category Manager to our Product Team. This is a unique opportunity to build your career and develop your skills as part of a fast-growing ecommerce retailer.
Our culture:
By joining the MOTIS Brands team, you’ll become a part of our growing family, a part of a group of diverse, talented professionals who drive innovation, embrace change, evolve and celebrate success. We value and respect each other’s contributions to our family. We work hard, yet we know how to have fun.
About this role:
A Category Manager is a vital member of the Product Team, curating product assortment and merchandising strategy for a category - ensuring that we connect the right products with the right customers through all sales channels. You will be expected to meet or exceed revenue and gross margin targets while increasing conversion and customer satisfaction.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Planning and implementing growth strategies of new and existing product categories
- Researching and identifying innovative, industry-changing new products that enhance assortment and grow our increasing market share
- Driving leading-edge, competitive product assortments
- Preparing business analyses, including revenue, gross margin and channel selling, as well as competitive analysis (gap analysis)
- Partnering and collaborating with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Sourcing and Creative to ensure goals are met
- Managing relationships with suppliers to create first-class, beneficial partnerships
- Clear communication of business updates to key stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Economics, Marketing)
- 3-5 years of Category Management experience in a high growth retail/ecommerce organization
- Relentless self-motivation and determination to succeed
- An enthusiastic, flexible attitude – we work fast!
- Fanatical passion to become an expert in a product category and provide the best products for our customers
- Powerful data analysis skills that drive sound decision-making
- A “team-first” personality
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Self-discipline in a hybrid work environment (office/remote)
What we offer you:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance plans
- 401k plan
- Paid vacation
