Sr. Category Manager - Product POST NUMBER: 459531
If the candidate doesn't have promotional products experience she would like someone that has done cradle to grave and/or with a little more variety and similar product. Debbie would also be open to promotional products experience that doesn't come from a category management background - If they've been in the industry she would look at someone from the ops side if they have strong experience looking at forcasting and margins. *******Hiring a Sr Category Manager of Product Knowledge of imprint methods/packaging & international supplier expansion experience required, will be communicating with a team in Asia from time-to-time Compensation : $80,000-90,000 8% yearly bonus
Location: 100% remote in US, EST/CST states preferred
Travel: 10% to Asia & HQs in FL Responsibilities
- Independently manage multiple categories’ sales goals, budgets and profitability
- Represent product innovation viewpoint into strategic supplier discussions and implement outcomes with team and supplier partners
- Collaborate with internal teams (trade marketing, web teams and sales teams)
- Ability to present to senior leadership
- Own (New Product Development) and (Product Change Form) organizational flow processes with Company's Asia and associated factories in Asia and domestic suppliers
- Assist in demand and capacity planning, as needed
- Provides supportive leadership both domestically and internationally.
- Identifying additional opportunities within the category of new products and subcategories based on consumer trends, research
- Analyze market position, price positioning, competition and product line quality
- Implement pricing and annual forecasts for categories
- Ensure product images and specifications are accurate in all category marketing materials (including the website). Provide merchandising recommendations, as needed, for cross-category materials
- 8 years’ experience in merchandising / product management, preference in the Promotional Item Manufacturing Industry
- Experienced in sourcing and expanding suppliers throughout Asia and other international markets
- Able to work with a 12 hour difference with Asia (occasional video meetings and calls earlier or later in shift)
- Availability to travel (10% of time), to Asia and domestically
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects within a structured and process-oriented environment
- Excellent knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel.
- Open and creative mind. Ability to think out of the box
- Ability to work across functional, national, cultural boundaries in a matrix environment
- Capacity to understand the technical constraints of the products, imprint methods, packaging
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