IMCO Merchandising Category Manager

JOB SUMMARY The Merchandising Category Manager assists with site merchandising for several site categories on the primary and tertiary domain sites (SOTF, IW, CMU, GPO sites) including homepages, index pages, landing pages, onsite search pages, product pages, cross-sell, up-sell, and new product launches, Google & CSE feeds. This person is responsible for managing the product presentation on-site as well as the financial forecasts for a select product group by working with business analytics and data entry personnel to achieve category goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assists in development and execution against the online merchandising strategy, including selecting featured products, suggestive sells, and coordinating items

Supports tactics to drive budgeted conversion, sales, and margin

Builds relationships and conducts financial negotiations with suppliers

Develops and manages the vendors, suppliers, and products available

Researches and recommends competitive and relevant pricing

Works with logistics to optimize supplier shipping performance

Makes decisions based on reporting and provides status and timelines to the key merchandising team members and company management

Responsible for being an authority on the competition: Monitors and maintains an archive of the competitors’ online sites

Makes recommendations to improve merchandising with a focus on better serving the customer, and beating the competition

Uses web analytics and analysis to drive day to day improvements

Works with merchandise analytics to assure best sellers are positioned prominently and are in stock.

The associate will make changes on the site to optimize sales

Works with merchandise and marketing to drive growth for product categories and occasion categories

Responsible for day-to-day details of online merchandising and content management

Helps develop and train category assistants on category management

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Undergraduate degree in business and

Experience

Minimum 3 years’ experience in online merchandising

Leadership experience with the ability to develop a team

Negotiation experience

Experience Planning, tracking, and budgeting

Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft skills: Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project management software

Skills

Exceptional organizational skills

Strong communication skills: written and verbal

Independent thinker

Attention to detail

Ability to write short correspondence

Ability to speak and write English in a clear, understandable manner

Ability to accurately follow detailed procedures and processes

Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work with a diverse group of people

Ability to work comfortably under pressure

Ability to prioritize and work multiple tasks and exceeds deadlines

Ability to work independently and with a group on various on-going projects simultaneously

Effectively communicate with internal and external customers (management, co-workers, vendors and customers.)

Must be able to perform basic arithmetic calculations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage functions.)

Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time

Must have the ability to carry out instructions furnished in both oral and written form

Ability to act in an ethical, honest and professional manner at all times

Desire to work independently as well as in a team environment

Maintain discretion with all company information regarding customers, pricing, products, and procedures

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time

Must be able to bend, reach and stoop occasionally to reach file cabinets, boxes, etc

Must be able to look at a computer screen for prolonged periods of time and type

Requires the ability to read written instructions, reports and other documentation

The employee must occasionally lift, carry and/or move up to 30 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

The employee frequently is required to talk or hear

The noise level in the work environment is usually light to moderate

Working Conditions To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.