Own the end-to-end category lifecycle for eCommerce: drive sales, margin, and GMV/EBITDA targets; manage vendor relationships and negotiations; optimize supply chain and inventory; perform forecasting, financial and business analysis; develop long-term category strategy, pricing, promotions, and exit plans; work cross-functionally to improve customer experience and reduce returns/stock issues.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
- Develop an effective plan to grow your category line to meet achieved budgeted goals in sales, margin, operating profit, customer acquisition, repurchase, retention, and customer satisfaction
- Develop supply chain inefficiencies i.e. inventory turns, reduction in customer returns, overstock, out of stock, and aging item
- Research and identify opportunities for further mid-term to long-term category business development
- Establish high level vendor partnerships and negotiate optimized business terms and conditions
- Conduct business and financial analysis, including forecasting, monitoring, and reporting
- Manage bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, balance business needs versus technical constraints, and maximize business benefit while building great customer experiences
- Work cross-functionally with other departments and business units
- Manage the entire category line life cycle from strategic planning to execution management
- Negotiate with vendors to secure lowest total delivered cost, volume incentives, rebates, advertising and other applicable allowances
- Involved in business channel development
- Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
- Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
- Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
- Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
- Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands
- Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
- Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
- Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
- Assume responsibility for budget development, reporting, and GMV/EBITDA for the category
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of related work experience.
- Minimum 5+ years of eCommerce category management experience is required; online advertising industry experience and previous sales/business development experience are highly desired.
- Product knowledge of Consumer Electronics including printers and office solutions equipment
- Strong oral and written communication skills, as well as the ability to think and plan clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solving, scope technical requirements, and prioritize.
- Sound business judgment, proven ability for effective leadership, strong analytical thinking skills, and commitment to a high standard and example setting.
- Solid knowledge of category management, marketing, and sales principles
- Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods
- Proficient in MS Office
- An analytical mind with a strategic ability
- Excellent communication and people skills
- An excellent problem solver
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