Assistant Category Manager

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores • Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

The Assistant Category Manager supports and executes merchandising strategies across assigned product categories in a fast-paced convenience store environment. The role helps optimize product offerings to meet customer needs, drive sales, and maintain profitability. Working with field merchandising, marketing, replenishment, analytics, purchasing, and space planning teams, the Assistant Category Manager helps develop and implement tactical plans aligned with business objectives. The role also coordinates with external partners to maintain product assortment, execute resets, and track performance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of experience in merchandising, category management, or a related field; retail or convenience store experience is ideal.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data and make actionable recommendations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated, with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and verbal communication skills.
• Scheduling flexibility and availability to travel as role or projects require.
• Ability to perform prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping, and occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator; normal range of hearing and vision.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field.
• Experience with merchandising or replenishment systems.
• Experience in the retail or convenience store industry.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day category management activities, collaborating with internal teams and external vendors to execute merchandising strategies.
• Coordinate new product introductions and maintain items and planograms.
• Facilitate vendor meetings and promotional planning.
• Oversee rebate management to optimize category performance.
• Participate in weekly collaboration calls with cross-functional teams to support alignment and integration of strategies.
• Lead weekly and monthly business reviews, share insights into category performance, and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Support special projects, including creating store tasks and other category-specific initiatives.
• Resolve vendor service issues promptly and maintain communication and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Collect and analyze sales, pricing, margin, and product proposal data to support category reviews and decision-making.

Benefits

• Company-funded tuition assistance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with 100% match up to 5%
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning the first of the month after 30 days
• Competitive pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED