Merchandising / Category Manager Job in Jersey City, New Jersey US
Merchandising / Category Manager
As one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies in the country, Quidsi, Inc. its Affiliates (Quidsi) own and operate Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (health, beauty and household essentials), BeautyBar.com (prestige beauty), Wag.com (pet products), YoYo.com (toys) and Casa.com (home). We like to work hard and play hard, always striving to improve our business, our people, our culture and the experience for our customers. If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, the next step is yours. Send us your resume and come join a group of critical thinkers and innovators energized by the passion to explore "what if" (the meaning of Quidsi in Latin). For more information about our company, please go to www.Quidsi.com . Quidsi is looking for a Merchandising / Category Manager to be responsible for sourcing and merchandising several Wag categories. We are looking for the right individual to help us drive growth and margin through assortment planning, vendor negotiations, onsite merchandising and inventory management. Areas of responsibility include: ASSORTMENT PLANNING, PRICING, AND LAUNCH STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT Develop and execute optimal category strategy, product assortment, pricing, promotions, and merchandising plans for launch and ongoing expansion Perform financial analysis of business categories and provide insights of sales, pricing, and other ongoing opportunities for growing the business ON-LINE MERCHANDISING Develop on-line merchandising and promotion proposals and calendar to achieve sales targets Develop business rules to support ongoing online merchandising leveraging our online search and merchandising capabilities Oversee initial product set-up Update and maintain vendor/item database as necessary VENDOR MANAGEMENT Work with existing vendor base to negotiate terms improvement, develop new incentive programs, and ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods to our fulfillment centers Ensure profitability by accurate forecasting and close monitoring of procurement margin Establish new direct accounts in support of selection expansion and margin improvement Lead supplier/publisher business reviews INVENTORY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Project sales by SKU, and work with supply chain to purchase inventory required to support sales Partner with supply chain team to manage inventory health by ensuring efficient inventory flows (including the forecasting, purchasing, and return of new and catalog products). Involves determining and executing exit strategies for unproductive inventory.