What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager position at Refuel Corporate?
Job Title : Category Manager
Reports To :
Sr. Director of Merchandising FLSA Status : Salary Exempt
Type of Position : Full Time Effective
Date : 5 / 5 / 2023
Job Summary : The Category Manager is responsible for the
selection of vendors, items, programs, and services to generate sales and drive
financial growth. This individual manages the ongoing implementation,
execution, maintenance, and measurement of all elements within the category. The Category Manager is also responsible for
maintaining and growing category margin and units.
Category Manager
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities :
Human Resources
Responsible
for recruiting, hiring, and selection of the Category Manager team members.
Implements
coaching and training to improve the performance of the Category Manager team.
Recognizes
hard work and positive contributions.
Conducts
annual performance reviews with Category Manager team.
Ensures
the proper structure & alignment of the Category Manager team to properly
support stores.
Regular
attendance, punctuality, physical on-site attendance (if applicable), adherence
to the Company’s established policies and the team member handbook.
Financial
- Manages all category expenditures
- and budgeted targets; manages variances and communicates developments in
- performance and trends to management. Creates action plans for
- improvement, or continuation of positive performance and results.
- Monitors
- the industry and competitive landscape. Analyzes internal data such as
- sales and pricing. Identifies patterns and market trends to help refine
- product strategies.
- Manages and is accountable for
- the financial performance of the category. Analyzes trends and re-evaluates
- pricing strategy or cost-of-goods structure as necessary.
- Works with leadership to create
- cost-reduction strategies and savings plan.
- Increases
- sales revenues and profits by promotional concepts and overlay programs;
- develops a category plan.
Category Manager
Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Education and
Experience :
Supervisory Responsibilities :
Working
environment and physical requirements :
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Travel : Must be able to travel up to 25%.
At-Will Employment : This
position is at-will, which means that either the employee or the Company may
terminate employment at any time, with or without advance notice, and with or
without cause.
EEO Statement : Refuel is an
equal opportunity employment employer to all applicants and team members. Refuel does not unlawfully discriminate on the bases of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related
medical conditions), national
origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition including
genetic characteristics, or any information based on genetic background, family-care status, veteran
status, marital status,
sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression where a person’s gender-related appearance and behavior may not be stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned
sex at birth, or any other consideration made unlawful by
federal, state, or local laws.
job duties, responsibilities, requirements, and aspects stated in this job
description are not meant to be exhaustive.
Additional job duties not listed here may be required. Further, the Company may change or add the
job duties, responsibilities, requirements, and aspects listed here at any time
in its sole and final discretion.
WSSCORP
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