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)
Company Overview:
Party City Holdco Inc. (PCHI) is a global leader in the celebrations industry, with its offerings spanning more than 70 countries around the world. PCHI is also the largest vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of party goods in North America.
PCHI team members demonstrate a daily commitment to the company's Brand Purpose: to inspire joy by making it easy for customers to create unforgettable memories.
PCHI operates across multiple businesses within its Retail Division and Consumer Products Division. On the retail side, Party City (partycity.com) is the leading omnichannel retailer in the celebrations category, operating more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores, as well as Halloween City (halloweencity.com) seasonal pop-up stores. The Consumer Products Division includes design and manufacturing entities Amscan, an industry leader in celebration décor, tableware, costumes, and accessories, and Anagram, the global market leader in foil balloons.
PCHI is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. with additional locations throughout the Americas and Asia.
Job Overview:
The Assistant Category Manager (Asst. CM) is a critical contributor to the Category team that supports all aspects of the buying cycle, as well as the management, merchandising and marketing of category product. The Asst. CM is responsible to develop expert product knowledge as well as understand customer insights within Party City and across the competition, marketplace and industry. This position is responsible to ensure the accuracy and integrity of product data from system entry to ongoing maintenance and create reporting and analysis on category/product/sku performance. The Asst.CM must possess a versatile understanding of functional process to promote effective engagement with partners in merchandising, inventory and space planning, product development, visual merchandising, ecommerce operations, pricing and analytics, marketing and store operations. The Asst. CM must possess outstanding communication skills as well as effective time management and decision making as they routinely and independently engage with vendors, supply chain and store stakeholders to drive results. This role offers regular development assignments to provide exposure to next level experiences to challenge performance and prepare for growth. The Asst.CM is intended to enable succession. Therefore, Asst. CMs must be interested in next level assignments and demonstrate a desire to win, willingness to learn and an “it can be done” mindset.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Develop expert knowledge of category product and customer.
Maintain integrity of product data in systems, assortment sheets, and planograms for departments and categories
Support all aspects of the Party City Buying Cycle
Demonstrate high Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness.
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