Associate Category Manager

Kids2
US - Rhode Island - Providence
January 19, 2025

SUMMARY

As our Associate Category Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the Category Manager with day-to-day business and product lifecycle management. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in Brand Managment or Product Innovation in CPG.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Project Management

Support Category Manager(s) with category growth initiatives related to driving revenue, market share, and global expansion
Lead cross functional product development team to successfully commercialize products and meet financial goals
Portfolio Management
Assist in the development of 3-year category strategies and innovation roadmap, driven by consumer, market and retailer insights capitalizing on specific needs and white space opportunities
Develop deep category knowledge
Monitor financial performance for assigned category including revenue tracking, margin and profitability, and rate of sale analysis
Perform analysis for SKU rationalization and productivity at the item level and make a recommendation on go-forward plan
Provide recommendations for MSRP pricing
Support discontinue/transition planning
Participate in S&OP process
Innovation, Launch Planning & Execution
Supports development of new product business cases aligned to category innovation strategy
Support development of customer sell in strategy including product reason for being & merchandising recommendations, competitive advantages, and point of view and differentiation
Collaborate on product communications brief to initiate marketing, fashion, video, photography, or other creative functions on project requests to bring the story to life
Identify products to feature in seeded reviews and influencer outreach and develop action plans for low rated items
Sales call, trade show and global showroom support
Consumer and Marketplace Insights
Utilizes POS, NPD and research to optimize category plans
Initiate requests for research and collaborate on research plan and execution
Supports management of market and competitive research provide updates to design and cross functional teams as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

2 - 4 years of experience in Brand Management, or Product Innovation is required
Has worked on a business with global or international exposure
General knowledge of new product development processes
Familiarity with the online and brick & mortar retail landscape is strongly preferred

EDUCATION & SKILLS

Bachelor's degree in business management, marketing, finance or other related field or equivalent work experience is required.
Ability to execute and excel in high-paced organization
Demonstrated success working in a matrix environment
Proven ability to work on and lead a cross-functional team
Ability to deal with changing environments, tight timelines and multiple priorities
Strong communication skills, written and oral

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS

Must be proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word

WORK ENVIRONMENT

In the office Monday through Thursday and working a half day on Fridays.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

Find Jobs Hiring Now Near You!

Get Jobilize Job Search Mobile App Now