Category Manager jobs in Oregon
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)
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Manager Category Merchandising (Originals)
- Adidas
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Portland, OR
FULL_TIME
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Through sport we have the power to change lives. Sport is our past, present, and future and connects deeply with our purpose. We will always strive to expand the limits of human possibilities, to include and unite people in sport and to create a more sustainable world. We are defined by our attitude, Impossible is Nothing. We are rebellious optimists driven by action to shape a better future together. We see a world with possibilities where others only see the impossible. In sport, having the right attitude is key to being successful. Our attitude defines us in our industry and is a mindset that goes back to the days of our founder, Adi Dassler. It shapes our stories, products, and action.
As the hub of the brand, the adidas North American Product Merchandising team drives how our products show up to serve the consumer and elevate our experience. We are brand led storytellers who build product offerings that connect with and inspire our consumer. We build assortments that are brand led, consumer right and appropriately segmented to win in the NAM marketplace.
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: We are brand led storytellers who build product offerings that connect with and inspire our consumer
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver the planning, curating, landing, and measuring consumer right assortments for NAM
- Ensure we are offering the right product, at the right time, to the right segmentation, in the right volume and at the right price
- Facilitate and package consumer, industry and market insights to ensure a relevant product range is created to meet NAM market needs
- Execute our key item and Franchise models across lifecycles to ensure brand health and growth
- Build strategic curated assortment plans for relevant strategic channel/account including DTC
- Collaborate on the execution of NAM Local Creation to drive market relevant SMU's
- Package and present the GTM category, range plans and consumer insights to internal teams and key strategic retailers
- Filter and synthesize the analysis of the product range and sales results to maximize profitability, productivity and growth of future assortments
Key Relationships
- Category and Marketplace Merchandising
- Canada, DTC, and relevant commercial teams
- Merchandising Planning and Systems
- Brand Operations (GTM, Sample, & Merch Ops)
- Brand Communications
- Sports Marketing
- Finance
- Demand Planning and relevant SCM partners
- Global Business Partners
- Local Creation teams
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite and working with systems/applications
- Strong presentation and communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work within a team environment § Strong process and organization skills
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally as needed
- Strong business acumen in channel distribution, net sales, margin, profit and inventory
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work with and collaborate across the organization
- A thorough understanding of customer markets and trends
- Category specific understanding preferred
- Strong analytical and planning skills
- Ability for domestic and international travel up to 10% of time
Minimum Qualifications- Four-year college or university degree, preferably in Business/Merchandising or related field preferred; and
- Minimum three (3) years industry related experience
- Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
- Previous merchandising experience in the sporting goods industry preferred
- US marketplace experience preferred
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
- adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, eleven paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
- We officially returned to office in a hybrid work environment, working 3 days in office and 2 days remote. The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon.
- Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.JOB TITLE:Manager Category Merchandising (Originals)BRAND:adidasLOCATION:PortlandTEAM:Marketing & CommunicationsSTATE:ORCOUNTRY/REGION:USCONTRACT TYPE:Full timeNUMBER:509263DATE:Apr 3, 2024 - 11 Days Ago
Packaging Category Manager - Sourcing
- East West Tea Company LLC
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Eugene, OR
FULL_TIME
- Yog / East West Tea is seeking a talented, passionate, and experienced Packaging Category Manager to join our Sourcing team. The Packaging Category Manager is responsible for building authentic partne...
- 15 Days Ago
Category Manager, Small Format
- OLIPOP
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Remote, OR
FULL_TIME
- THE ROLE OLIPOP is searching for a Category Manager to join our team and drive high impact in category management across our small format channels of business. This position focuses on data and analyt...
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Associate Category Growth Manager
- Tillamook County Creamery Association
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Portland, OR
FULL_TIME
- What you will do: The Associate Category Growth Manager (ACM), will help define and execute strategies that drive growth for Tillamook for one or more of our six premium dairy categories: Cheese, Ice ...
- 6 Days Ago
Category Manager - Black Class
- Benchmade Knife Company
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Oregon, OR
FULL_TIME
- Overview Our Core Values ELEVATE EVERYTHING – We each bring a specific set of skills to the table, offering up our expertise and resources to enhance the work of others. We challenge each other to be ...
- 1 Month Ago
Category & Customer Insights Manager
- Reser's Fine Foods
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Beaverton, OR
FULL_TIME
- General Summary The Category & Customer Insights Manager is responsible for creating reports and other analytical tools to translate category, brand, and retailer-based insights into actionable and me...
- 1 Month Ago
Category Manager jobs at Popular Companies
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- Shamrock Foods
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- Dsj Global
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Category Manager
- Keurig Dr Pepper
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Frisco, TX
- Job Overview: Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is looking for a highly motivated, analytically-minded professional to join its imp...
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Category Manager
- Marmon Foodservice Technologies
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Carol Stream, IL
- Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc. Come join a team where People make the difference! As a part of Marmon Holdings, I...
- 4/17/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
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Phoenix, AZ
- The Category Manager drives category performance through detailed analysis of product assortment, pricing change analysi...
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Category Manager
- Johnson Controls International
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Milwaukee, WI
- What you will do As a Global Category Manager you will be working closely with cross-functional teams to develop and lea...
- 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Montefiore Health System
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Tarrytown, NY
- Category Manager/Pharmacy To help achieve these goals Montefiore is recruiting for seasoned Supply Chain leaders to prov...
- 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
Category Manager
- Johnson Controls International
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San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León
- What you will do Johnson Controls is currently hiring a Procurement Category Manager. In this role, the person is respon...
- 4/14/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Oregon
Oregon (/ˈɒrɪɡən/ (listen) ORR-ih-gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only four states of the continental United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.
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Income Estimation for Category Manager jobs
$118,341 to $154,904
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