Category Manager jobs in Massachusetts
Category Manager develops the overall strategy for a product category and researches new product options in the category to drive sales and achieve targets. Leads a team that provides category insights and proposals by analyzing marketing and customer data and monitoring relevant market conditions. Being a Category Manager works closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities. Provides effective promotional materials. Additionally, Category Manager may develop special arrangements with vendors to enhance product promotions. Requires a bachelor's degree of marketing. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Category Manager typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Category Manager typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Category Manager
- Wayfair
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Boston, MA
FULL_TIME
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- This position is based in Boston, MA. This is a hybrid role that requires a minimum of four days on-site per week.**
Who We Are
The Category Management team offers a unique opportunity to drive strategy for Wayfair’s largest product categories through tight internal and external partnership. We serve as ambassadors of the product categories we manage. We are at the forefront as Wayfair redefines the supplier experience as a platform, giving suppliers more data, more transparency, and more control while retaining the high-touch elements that make working with Wayfair exceptional. Internally, we leverage a diverse set of cross-functional partners to execute our strategic vision. As a Manager on the Category Management team, you will be expected to define overarching goals and strategy within your category, problem-solve, articulate and execute against tactical plans, and manage key business metrics. Members of the team must be able to expertly negotiate internally and externally, while also being effective project managers.
How is this opportunity unique?
The Category Management team interacts with our suppliers every day. We like candidates with consultative mindsets who want to work with external partners. Collaborative partnerships are a hallmark of a relationship with Wayfair.
Wayfair is a data-driven environment. Candidates with experience using data to drive decision-making are great matches.
We move fast and take risks. If you have experience at a start-up or in another fast-paced, risk-taking environment, you’d enjoy working at Wayfair. Be prepared to constantly evolve.
Strong communication is key. Category Managers have a 360° view into their suppliers and their category. You’ll need to be able to gain buy-in from senior leaders and cross-functional teams to accomplish your goals.
We like to have fun. Our team takes time each month to celebrate our wins and toast our accomplishments. We foster an environment that values balance, and we encourage personal development by offering a broad spectrum of opportunities for continuous development and mentorship.
What You'll Do- Have ownership over a category plan to achieve revenue and profitability goals
- Build strong relationships with existing suppliers and execute negotiations to secure best pricing and promotional support
- Analyze data to strategize profit growth opportunities for the category and for specific supplier partners
- Advance catalog expansion by identifying selection gaps, prioritizing new item production, and developing relationships with target suppliers
- Identify sales, merchandising, and operational opportunities for the category and collaborate with internal teams to drive change (Planning, Advertising, Merchandising, Operations, PR, Finance, Customer Service, Business Intelligence)
- Analyze and anticipate competitor marketing, selection, and pricing strategy
- Attend tradeshows to visit key suppliers (4-8 times per year)
- 5 years of ecommerce, corporate retail, or management consulting experience, preferred
- Articulate and persuasive communication skills, both written and verbal
- A track record of successful negotiation and relationship management skills
- An ability to hit the ground running – a confident, entrepreneurial self-starter
- Demonstrated senior presence, recognized as an effective manager
- An ability to manage and prioritize projects and to delegate tasks appropriately
- Innovative problem-solving skills – dissect and determine root causes of problems and implement solutions
- Proven experience of taking on big challenges and delivering despite obstacles and limited resources
- Experience managing others, preferred
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.
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- 2 Days Ago
Category Manager
- Chewy
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Boston, MA
FULL_TIME
- Our OpportunityChewy is hiring an enthusiastic and analytical Category Manager for our headquarters in Bellevue, WA, Boston, MA or Plantation, FL. The successful candidate will be the main point of co...
- 5 Days Ago
Category Manager
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
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Westborough, MA
FULL_TIME
- Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? Let’s inspire healthier lives, together. Olympus, a leading medical technology ...
- 1 Month Ago
Category Manager (Logistics)
- The TJX Companies, Inc.
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Marlborough, MA
FULL_TIME
- Category ManagerWhat you’ll discoverculture and career growth opportunitiesOrganization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Indiacollaborative, and team-based environment Wha...
- 1 Day Ago
Global Category Manager - Facilities
- Applied Materials
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Gloucester, MA
FULL_TIME
- Applied Materials Global Procurement Services (GPS) is a global support organization that enables the purchasing of the indirect goods, services, and contingent workforce required for Applied Material...
- 3 Days Ago
Category Manager (Logistics)
- TJX Companies
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Marlborough, MA
FULL_TIME
- Discovery is at the core of everything we do - whether it’s a great value, incredible style, or building long-lasting partnerships with people around the world. That’s what makes TJX different. You ca...
- 4 Days Ago
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- Nestlé Purina
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- Heinen's Grocery Store
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Cleveland, OH
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Category Manager
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Byron Center, MI
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- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- StraussGroup - Executive Search Consultants
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- 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Insight Global
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Hunt Valley, MD
- Position: Category Manager Location: Hunt Valley, MD (Hybrid / flexible) Duration: 3 Month Contract to Hire Pay Rate: $3...
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Category Manager
- Shamrock Foods Company
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Phoenix, AZ
- The Category Manager drives category performance through detailed analysis of product assortment, pricing change analysi...
- 6/6/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
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Saint Louis, MO
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About Massachusetts
Massachusetts is the 7th-smallest state in the United States. It is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States and has an area of 10,555 square miles (27,340 km2), 25.7% of which is water. Several large bays distinctly shape its coast. Boston is the largest city, at the inmost point of Massachusetts Bay, and the mouth of the Charles River.
Despite its small size, Massachusetts features numerous topographically distinctive regions. The large coastal plain of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern section of the state contains Greater Boston, along with most of the state's po...
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Income Estimation for Category Manager jobs
$127,314 to $166,657
Most Popular Cities in Massachusetts for Category Manager Jobs
What does a Category Manager do?
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