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BJ's Wholesale Club · 9 hours ago

Category Merchant

Marlborough, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$92K/yr - $132K/yr

4+ years exp

BJ's Wholesale Club is powered by over 30,000 team members who strive to make a real impact every day. The Category Merchant is responsible for setting strategy and driving growth for assigned categories through product selection, vendor negotiation, and leadership of the merchandise team.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for the performance of assigned categories including driving growth, category profitability and customer experience

Responsible for product selection and the development of competitive merchandise assortment plans that achieve financial objectives

Negotiates pricing and terms with new, existing and prospective vendors

Builds strong relationships with the vendor community and exercises flexibility in approach to negotiations

Oversees the development of the sales and margin plans and sales forecasts for assigned categories

Communicates merchandising strategies to cross functional teams to ensure proper and timely execution of strategy

Connects strategies to business operations and maintains an understanding of business operational goals and challenges

Responsible for price management for assigned categories including price indexing and achievement of price targets

Collaborates with the Marketing team to develop pricing, promotional and campaign strategies for assigned categories

Continually monitors merchandising performance and promptly reacts to changes in the business to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks

Provides leadership and training to the merchandise team. Provides the team with frequent and actionable feedback and professional development opportunities

Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Category managementAnalytical skillsNegotiation skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsDecision-making abilityOrganizational skillsLeadership skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or operations related field

4+ years related merchandising / category management experience

Negotiation skills and decision-making ability

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Proven analytical and organizational skills

Benefits

Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.

Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.

Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.

Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).

Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.