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We believe every student can flourish in an environment where they feel safe and inspired to explore and grow.
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Benefits
School Specialty offers Medical, Dental, & Vision plans (Effective Day 1), Wellness programs, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401 (k), Unlimited PTO for Salaried Exempt employees, which can also be used for dedicated volunteer hours, Education Reimbursement, Paid Holidays, Fall & Winter Flexible Hours, Employee Discounts and much more!
Category Manager
Manages a team of Merchandise Managers responsible for product assortments, product pricing and supplier management.
This role will also have some direct merchandising responsibility for defined product departments.
The base salary range for this role is $85, 000- $100,000K Annually
**This is an Onsite role, in our Greenville WI office **
Summary of Primary Responsibilities
Lead negotiations with suppliers, secure signed agreements and achieve increase in vendor funding and systemically reduce costs to School Specialty through supplier management of costs.
Lead development of comprehensive product and service portfolio for assigned categories.
Collaborate on development of targeted growth strategies for assigned categories.
Manage and develop merchandise manager teams and prepare them for advancement.
Collaborate with supply chain partners to reduce expenses.
Monitor and take aggressive steps to drive inventory cost reduction.
Develop, manage and implement item level collaborative planning and forecasting along merchandising guidelines.
Conduct ongoing competitive analysis for category by customer segment.
Determine target marketing and merchandising strategy through all mediums.
Establish item and market basket pricing strategy, forecast performance and analyze results to plan/forecast.
Minimum Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in business or marketing or 3+ years of merchandising or management experience; MBA a plus.
Preferred Skills and Knowledge
Demonstrated experience in developing category merchandising plans.
Demonstrated experience in supply chain dynamics and vendor negotiations.
Strong business analysis skills
Strong communication and presentation skills
Proven leadership skills and interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
Disclaimers
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.
They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
School Specialty, LLC.
is a Drug Free Workplace.
All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Opportunities@SchoolSpecialty.
com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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