PetSafe Brands · 3 days ago
Associate Category Manager
Knoxville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelPetSafe Brands, formerly known as Radio Systems Corporation, is headquartered in Knoxville, TN and is the world leader in pet products through its family of brands. The Associate Category Manager supports assigned products through the full product life cycle, contributes to new product development strategies, and requires cross-functional collaboration to achieve financial targets and optimize product performance.
Health CarePet
Responsibilities
Contribute to category financial targets including sales, profit, expense; including 1 and 2 new item results
Partner with Category Manager in developing the category strategy and the new product road map to maintain competitive analysis, monitoring trends, analyzing performance of assigned products
Contributing new product ideas
Use deep understanding of category specific customer data, profiles, trends and retail partner parameters to help the Sales team with presentations, proposals and Line Reviews
Assess and awareness of competitive landscape for the category including competitive position, product offering, product gaps, direct competitors and provide quarterly competitive reports
Assist category manager in developing a deep understanding of omnichannel go to market strategies focused on pet specialty, food/drug/mass, Amazon, and Chewy
Support product life cycle management process including product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline
Lead the product development process through all phases in collaboration with market research, UX/UI, engineering, brand, content, creative services, digital marketing, sales (domestic and international)
Inform and, in some cases, lead the creation of product line extensions, such as product variations, global packaging
Partner with digital team to optimize Ecommerce sales including Amazon, Chewy.com, Walmart.com and others
Collaborate with global sales teams with product information, and customer and market insights to drive new placement and sales
Communication of competitive landscape on a quarterly basis. Includes recommendations for product, packaging and pricing improvements
Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices
Meet with retail partners and attend industry events managing product lines; including in-depth of knowledge about product line, flow of communication of product changes and updates, ideas to drive increased sales and awareness, execution of approved ideas and sales results from them
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
Category management, brand management, new product development, and/or merchandising experience
Strategic problem-solving ability
Drives for results and deadlines – must be able to maintain a robust workload with an array of projects and timelines, both short and long
Builds and maintains strong, positive relationships within the company
Demonstrates high level of adaptability and flexibility
Operates with autonomy
Travel up to 10%
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K match
Onsite health clinic
Workout facility
Company
PetSafe Brands
PetSafe brand has become an essential component of pet families' lives through innovation, worldwide.
Founded in 1998
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (2)
2022 (6)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$925M2024-10-14Debt Financing· $925M
Recent News
2025-11-03
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