Strategic Sourcing Analyst developing strategies for Advocate Health’s supply chain. Managing sourcing processes, supplier relationships, and cost optimization initiatives within a hybrid work environment.
EA
Hybrid Senior Category Manager – Audio
Posted 2 hours ago
About the role
- Senior Product Category Manager for Pro Audio at Resideo, creating strategies, managing supplier relationships, and achieving sales growth.
Responsibilities
- Creating strategic plans for the product category, including growth and promotional programs to achieve Annual Operating Plan objectives
- Developing and executing on product mix, inventory, and pricing strategies based not only on historical data but also on industry trends and customer buying patterns
- Managing end-to-end vendor relationships, including identification, contract negotiation, product assortment, marketing programs, and communications
- Growing the product category profitably in line with gross margin targets, while adhering to working capital and IOS (Inactive, Obsolete, Surplus) requirements for the category of products
- Support field sales staff by clearly communicating enticing promotional programs, new products or suppliers as well as resolution of transactional issues as needed
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in the product/category management
- Experience as a professional product/category manager OR buyer/merchant in retail, e-tail/catalog, distribution or similar environment
- Product marketing/category management experience
- Ability to provide strategic leadership, direction, and development
- Ability to support field sales with special pricing, inventory positions, vendor relations, and product issues
- Experience generating tactical and strategic category roadmaps and detailed plans including annual and 5-year plans
- Ability to drive improvements in inventory management processes, including SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning), forecasting, and IOS (Inactive, Obsolete, Surplus)
- Experience developing and driving integrated growth programs across all sub-categories, using data mining and other tools to target appropriate customer segments
Benefits
- Resideo provides comprehensive benefits, including life and health insurance
- life assistance program
- accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- disability insurance
- 401k Plan
- vacation & holidays
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