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BJ's Wholesale Club · 4 days ago

Sr. Category Merchant

Marlborough, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$126K/yr - $160K/yr

7+ years exp

BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. The Sr. Category Merchant is responsible for managing assigned categories, establishing strategies, achieving financial goals, and building vendor relationships while providing leadership to 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 assortment and the development of competitive merchandise annual 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

Manages the development of the sales and margin plans and forecasts in close partnership with cross functional team for assigned categories

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

Connects strategies to business operations and maintains an understanding of business operational goals and challenges, working to ensure progress

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

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

Continually evaluates 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

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or operations related field, MBA optional

7+ years related merchandising / category management experience

Strong Negotiation skills

Proven record of 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.