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Job Title: Category Management Director Travel: Up to 20%

Job Summary: The Category Management Director plays a critical leadership role in fostering operational excellence, strategic growth, and profitability across assigned product categories. This individual partners with executive leadership to develop strategic goals, implement operational policies, and lead a high-performing, cross-functional team focused on planning, vendor engagement, and category optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all category planning and operations
• Lead, coach, and develop the Category Management team to support departmental growth and knowledge sharing
• Align strategy and execution across teams to ensure consistent planning and analysis
• Drive category profitability through negotiation, promotional execution, and performance-based planning
• Assess offerings and lead strategy development and tactical prioritization
• Set and manage financial and customer experience goals for assigned categories
• Collaborate cross-functionally to communicate and align on category programs
• Oversee development and use of analytical tools for pricing, product mix, and promotional optimization
• Build and strengthen vendor relationships to enhance market positioning
• Approve and monitor category-level expenditures
• Promote cross-departmental collaboration to support strategic initiatives
• Champion process improvements that increase operational efficiency and customer satisfaction

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, merchandising, procurement, logistics, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in category management, procurement, or merchandising
• Proven experience in team leadership and talent development
• Strong project management and cross-functional communication skills
• Familiarity with retail industry operations and market dynamics preferred

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