Job Description

Category Manager

We are looking for a strategic, data-driven Category Manager for a major retail company. You'll own and grow one or more product categories across both physical retail and digital channels. This role is responsible for building category strategies that deliver a consistent, customer-centric experience while driving revenue, margin, and inventory productivity across all touchpoints.

The ideal Category Manager candidate understands how assortment, pricing, and inventory decisions play out differently online and in-store, and knows how to optimize for both without sacrificing performance.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end omnichannel category strategy, including assortment, pricing, promotions, and lifecycle management across stores and e-commerce
• Develop category plans that balance store productivity with digital growth and customer demand
• Analyze performance across channels, using sales, margin, inventory, and customer data to drive decisions
• Partner closely with Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Supply Chain, E-commerce, and Marketing teams to ensure seamless execution
• Manage vendor relationships, including negotiations, line reviews, and performance optimization
• Optimize inventory flow and availability across channels, supporting initiatives such as ship-from-store, buy online pick up in store, and endless aisle
• Identify growth opportunities through trend analysis, customer insights, and competitive benchmarking
• Lead category reviews and present omnichannel insights and recommendations to senior leadership

What Sets You Apart

• You think holistically about the customer journey across digital and physical experiences
• You understand how omnichannel fulfillment models impact assortment and inventory strategy
• You are fluent in data and comfortable making decisions at scale
• You balance creativity with financial discipline
• You influence cross-functional partners through clarity and collaboration

What You Bring

• 4-5+ years of experience in category management, merchandising, or retail strategy within an omnichannel environment
• Proven experience driving category growth across both stores and e-commerce
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Experience working cross-functionally in a large, matrixed retail organization
• Familiarity with retail systems such as ERP, merchandising, planning, and allocation tools
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus

Why This Role

• Opportunity to shape omnichannel category strategy at scale
• This is the kind of major retail company you’re proud to put on your resume and genuinely enjoy showing up for every day
• Work alongside a great team... I can't emphasize this enough! You'll love who you work with!
• Direct impact on customer experience, revenue, and margin
• High visibility with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• A retail environment focused on innovation, execution, and growth

If you are excited by the challenge of managing categories across channels and delivering a seamless customer experience, we’d love to hear from you.

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