Global Industrial Company · 15 hours ago
Category Manager
Lake Worth, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expGlobal Industrial has been an industry leader providing industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America for over 70 years. The Category Manager will have 'cradle to grave' product responsibility for Safety and Security, leading product development, vendor selection, and marketing strategies to meet customer needs.
ConstructionIndustrialManufacturingMedicalOffice SuppliesSecurityService IndustrySupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
The Category Manager has "cradle to grave" product responsibility working in a team environment
Primary product group responsibility is Safety and Security
The Category Manager acts as a leader, with other Category Managers in adjacent product categories
Develop current and New Product lines, including filling offering Gaps and selecting appropriate supplier partners
Responsibilities include determining new product requirements, branding, vendor selection, negotiating supply agreements, developing marketing material for catalog and web, establishing product pricing, determining initial sales forecast, assisting with a product promotion plan, and product training for internal teams
Provide analysis of market/customer needs, the competition, and market segment trends to identify opportunities for new and existing products
Presentation of new product opportunities including thorough understanding of available market, pricing, our expected market share, and our overall cost of doing business
Keeps updated on revisions/improvements to vendors existing products and learns vendor new products
Maintains an awareness of the changes in technology used by customer it relates to assigned products
Develops an annual sales plan for addressing strategies for marketing the assigned products in partnership with account managers and vendors
Some travel is required
Qualification
Required
5 years' experience in Product Management, Category Management, Merchant, or Buyer
Proven track record in negotiations
Must possess self-confidence, organizational skills, time management skills and excellent communication skills
Must also be able to work on and manage projects independently, meet deadlines and have excellent interpersonal skills
Previous work should demonstrate strong and professional interpersonal communication skills
The ability to handle a multi-tasking environment; customer service a must; detail oriented and deadline oriented in a fast-paced environment; the ability to develop positive, collaborative partnerships with customers, coworkers and management
Preferred
Background experience or knowledge of the field of Safety is desired
GAP training is preferred
Company
Global Industrial Company
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1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Alexander Tomey
Senior Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer
Richard Leeds
Executive Chairman
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