Associate Category Manager

Genuine Parts Company•Wildwood, GA

About The Position

The Associate Category Manager supports the Category Manager in driving growth and profitability for an assigned category or group of categories while balancing financial, operational, and customer outcomes. The role supports category performance across sales, gross profit, supplier income, inventory turnover, and return on inventory investment, while ensuring adherence to promotion, planogram, line review, and procurement processes. The position works with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate promotions, administer supplier income and agreements, set up new lines and suppliers, support sourcing projects, and provide timely category-performance reporting. It also supports digital-channel opportunities and the Category Manager’s day-to-day operational responsibilities. Work takes place in a typical office and retail-store environment. Retail locations may involve exposure to noise, dust, fumes, or temperature shifts. The work is primarily sedentary, involving sitting or standing and moving objects weighing up to 20 pounds. Travel to various operations is required and is estimated at approximately 40–50% of the time.

Requirements

1–2 years of category leadership experience desired, preferably in a fast-paced organization and ideally in a multi-site distribution or retail business.
Strong administrative abilities.
Strong time-management abilities.
Demonstrate company values and lead by personal example.
Focus on GPC core competencies, including commercial acumen, strategic thinking and planning, customer orientation, relationship building, communication, influencing, collaboration, decision-making, and analytical thinking.

Nice To Haves

Tertiary qualifications in business or a related discipline are preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate promotions across publications and channels for assigned categories, meeting timelines and process milestones.
Work with suppliers to ensure compliance with expectations related to promotions.
Administer supplier income, including timely and accurate billing and reporting.
Set up new product lines and suppliers, ensuring accurate information and adherence to process milestones.
Work with the planogram team to develop customer-facing planograms where applicable.
Coordinate with stakeholders across functions and respond to category-related queries in a timely manner.
Support the Category Manager in the day-to-day operational aspects of category assignments.
Maximize opportunities in B2C and B2B digital channels.
Administer annual retail and wholesale promotional plans.
Administer Agreement Sheets, ensuring information is accurate and captured on time.
Coordinate with the sourcing team on category sourcing projects and ensure timelines and process steps are met.
Provide regular reporting on category performance.
Support the Category Manager in achieving category sales, gross profit, supplier income, inventory turnover, and GMROI/GMROIC performance measures.