Assistant Category Manager

Scholastic

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About The Position

Assistant Category Managers are responsible for supporting and ensuring the implementation of product assortment and merchandise plans for Book Fairs and Book Clubs to achieve financial goals and support schools and kids in learning, reading, creating, and having the best day of the school year! Assistant Category Managers are also responsible for product team projects to support their continued growth and development. This role is on our non-book team, working with kids’ product categories such as stationery, school supplies, posters, activity kits and books, art, and/or novelty gifts and accessories.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or 3 years equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office programs.
• Strong analysis and database management skills.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong writing, grammar, and proofing skills.
• Self-motivated to thrive and multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment (remote)

Nice To Haves

• Category Management, retail buying or merchandising experience in kid-related businesses a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the product selection and development process by monitoring market trends and reviewing, ideating, and recommending products for use in Book Fairs and Book Clubs.
• Utilize and continually update the Category Assortment Planning Tool to assist in planning product categories.
• Research, review and analyze Book Fairs and Clubs product sales data, industry information, and kids’ market trends to improve product selections, forecast sales demand by item, and surface new category opportunities.
• Responsible for product data set up, maintenance and accuracy. Collect, create, and input product information (ie., item descriptions, images, online search keywords) into all forms and systems related to item set up and acquisition.
• Assist Category Managers with fair merchandising & product assortment presentation schematics.
• Assist Category Managers with developing marketing plans and providing item information and assets to marketing teams.
• Manage ecommerce item assortments for assigned categories.
• Provide and present product information, presentations, and training materials to educate and motivate the sales organization and their school customers.
• Take on School Reading Event (Book Clubs and Fairs) projects and category management responsibilities, as applicable.

Benefits

• At Scholastic, our benefit plans have been designed to be in line with market conditions and employee needs. Our plans provide flexibility and allow individuals a broad range of choices that can be tailored to meet each employee's needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees