What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Category Management position at TruckPro?
Director of Category Management - Full-Time / Exempt / Cordova, TN / Hybrid
As a TruckPro Director of Category Management, you will partner with sales leadership and other key functional decision makers to lead the strategy and execution for specific product categories within TruckPro Retail and Wholesale business units. This role will lead a team of Category Managers to develop category strategy around product offering, tiers/positioning, pricing, margins, and SKU/store inventory. Also, this role will also evaluate existing products through batch reviews and optimize the category according to the set strategy.
Key Director of Category Management Responsibilities Include:
- Understand the strategic needs of the business and translate needs into strategic and tactical plans for product categories to maximize sales and profits
- Develop sales, profit, and inventory plans and track results. Responsible for adjusting plans to correct deficiencies and maximize opportunities
- Accountable for improving financial performance of managed categories
- Partner with key stakeholders to set category strategy, identify opportunities for assortment optimization, provide input for inventory efficiency analytics, and assess the financial impact of actions
- Evaluate and approve potential new product launches. Identify and set cost targets to aid in purchasing decisions.
- Communicate results, insights, and recommendations to various business partners through both written and verbal channels
Successful Director of Category Management Candidates Will Have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field required
- Advanced Degree preferred
- Five to seven years of work experience in a related field (e.g. retail merchandising, distribution, planning & allocation, pricing, promotions, purchasing)
- Two or more years of management experience
- Automotive or Heavy-Duty parts experience preferred
- Business manager mindset with drive for continuous process improvement
- Strategic thinker with ability to adapt to fast paced and changing environment
- Strong organizational agility to enhance cross-functional communication and collaboration
- Excellent interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication skills – capable of developing well-structured communications and presentations and able to present complex information in an easy-to-understand manner with clear recommendations based on data
- Team oriented, goal oriented and flexible with a proven track record in collaborating cross-functionally and driving results
- Proficiency in Excel required. Proficiency in other BI tools (Tableau/Power BI) a plus
TruckPro Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Benefits
- 401K with Company Match
- Health Savings Account with Company Match
- Life insurance coverage
- Paid Time Off - starts Day 1!
- Holiday Pay
- Hybrid flexibility, after training/onboarding
- On-site gym facility and walking trail
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
About TruckPro:
TruckPro LLC, headquartered in Memphis, TN, is one of the nation's largest independent distributors of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts with over 150 retail locations and 80 maintenance and repair service locations nationwide. Today, TruckPro is in an accelerated growth phase in a rapidly expanding industry. There has never been a better time to join our team.
Physical Demands / Work Environment:
The work is sedentary. Typically, the associate may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some movement from area to area, transporting of items such as a laptop computer, paper, books, luggage and small parts, driving an automobile, etc.
While performing the primary duties of the job, the associate will be regularly exposed to typical inside general office environment.
E-Verify: TruckPro validates right to work using E-Verify. TruckPro will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
"TruckPro is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law."
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