Assistant Category Manager (Amps and Effects)

The Guitar Center Company•Westlake Village, CA

1d•$70,000 - $82,000

About The Position

The purpose of this job is to manage the in-store and online assortment of a given category for all Guitar Center Retail locations and websites, including product assortment, sales and margin, store clustering, inventory levels, promotions, vendor relationships, and category analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
2 years of experience in merchandising, retail, and/or category management
Skilled proficiency with Microsoft Excel (V-lookups, formulas, filtering, sorting, formatting)
Skilled knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Responsibilities

Assortment selection and planning to specific sales, margin, and inventory goals
Managing vendor relationships including negotiating pricing, delivery time, and payment terms
Coordinating product launches across retail, catalog, and web properties
Promotional, clearance, and markdown pricing
Work with vendors to develop exclusive products for sale through retail and online outlets
Developing promotional opportunities with vendors to increase revenue
Coordinate everyday marketing efforts with Visual Merchandising, Digital Marketing and Print advertising to drive overall success
Monitor and report on competitor price, promotion, assortment, and presentation tactics
Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly category analysis and external market analysis
Project future sales velocity based on market and product category trends
Analyzing consumer purchasing behavior and merchandise according to consumer purchasing trends
Additional duties as assigned.