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Sr. Category Merchant – Beer – Wine and Liquor
| Company | BJ’s Wholesale Club |
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| Location | Marlborough, MA, USA |
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| Salary | $125500 – $125500 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, MBA |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 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
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.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
