IMCO Merchandising Category Manager

Company: US0690 Edward Don IMCO Sales Territory: None Zip Code: 60517 Travel Percentage: Up to 25% Compensation Range: $80,000.00 The compensation range provided is in compliance with state specific laws. Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors. You may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan. BENEFITS INFORMATION: For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com JOB SUMMARY The Merchandising Category Manager assists with site merchandising for several site categories on the primary and tertiary domain sites (SOTF, IW, CMU, GPO sites) including homepages, index pages, landing pages, onsite search pages, product pages, cross-sell, up-sell, and new product launches, Google & CSE feeds. This person is responsible for managing the product presentation on-site as well as the financial forecasts for a select product group by working with business analytics and data entry personnel to achieve category goals. RESPONSIBILITIES Assists in development and execution against the online merchandising strategy, including selecting featured products, suggestive sells, and coordinating items Supports tactics to drive budgeted conversion, sales, and margin Builds relationships and conducts financial negotiations with suppliers Develops and manages the vendors, suppliers, and products available Researches and recommends competitive and relevant pricing Works with logistics to optimize supplier shipping performance Makes decisions based on reporting and provides status and timelines to the key merchandising team members and company management Responsible for being an authority on the competition: Monitors and maintains an archive of the competitors’ online sites Makes recommendations to improve merchandising with a focus on better serving the customer, and beating the competition Uses web analytics and analysis to drive day to day improvements Works with merchandise analytics to assure best sellers are positioned prominently and are in stock. The associate will make changes on the site to optimize sales Works with merchandise and marketing to drive growth for product categories and occasion categories Responsible for day-to-day details of online merchandising and content management Helps develop and train category assistants on category management QUALIFICATIONS Education Undergraduate degree in business and Experience Minimum 3 years’ experience in online merchandising Leadership experience with the ability to develop a team Negotiation experience Experience Planning, tracking, and budgeting Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft skills: Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project management software Skills Exceptional organizational skills Strong communication skills: written and verbal Independent thinker Attention to detail Ability to write short correspondence Ability to speak and write English in a clear, understandable manner Ability to accurately follow detailed procedures and processes Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment Ability to work with a diverse group of people Ability to work comfortably under pressure Ability to prioritize and work multiple tasks and exceeds deadlines Ability to work independently and with a group on various on-going projects simultaneously Effectively communicate with internal and external customers (management, co-workers, vendors and customers.) Must be able to perform basic arithmetic calculations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage functions.) Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time Must have the ability to carry out instructions furnished in both oral and written form Ability to act in an ethical, honest and professional manner at all times Desire to work independently as well as in a team environment Maintain discretion with all company information regarding customers, pricing, products, and proced…

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