Job Description

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At Interstate Batteries, you have the chance to be excellent at work and excellent at life. We know that professional success depends on personal wellbeing. That's why we want to enrich your life with the tools and services you need to succeed in every area of your life. Join us!

Category Manager

Under general supervision of the Manager of Category Management, responsible for category management of assigned account(s) including heavy analytical support, line review, trend analysis and developing insights to drive customer performance.

Primary Duties:

• Develop line review strategy with customers
• Conduct line reviews for assigned account(s) including assortment recommendations, segment trend performance and providing strategies and tactics to drive sales
• Ability to analyze and interpret consumer, customer, industry and sales data into actionable insights
• Recommend strategies and tactics that can be implemented to drive sales performance, identify gaps or solve problems
• Create and present market and consumer research to assigned account(s)
• Provide recommendations/guidance based on market analysis or sales data
• Build primary relationship with customer
• Accurately maintain database(s) with sales and item attribute information
• Accurately maintain master data for key account/non-key account customers
• Expert in creating/maintaining standard operating procedures for all tasks and projects
• Ad hoc reporting/analysis as needed
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for one segment and one Category Management tool
• Support internal account team with unbiased recommendations based on knowledge of the market, industry, consumer and customer
• Multi-task between projects and reporting/analytics with ability to adjust priorities based on opportunities/needs

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, market research or related field
• Delta Bronze and Silver certification a plus
• Category Management Association - Certified Professional Category Analyst and Category Manager certification a plus
• 5+ years Category Management experience
• Extremely detail oriented
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Proven ability to work with data from multiple sources, interpret data and turn into actionable insight
• Experience in strategy development
• Retail experience/background
• Able to work independently
• Strong problem solving and presentation skills
• Effective time management
• Strong prioritization and follow through
• Ability to think outside the box
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• 25% travel

Note: We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Interstate Batteries provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Interstate Batteries complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Interstate Batteries expressly prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental and physical), marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected under applicable local, state or federal law.

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