Senior Category Manager - Pet Health

Chewy • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Chewy is seeking a Senior Category Manager, Chewy Health to join our fast-paced and customer-obsessed merchandising team. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a business within our Chewy Health organization. At Chewy, our top priority is delivering a world-class customer and partner experience. As a Senior Category Manager, you will play a key role in building vendor relationships, developing data-driven category strategies, and executing launch and growth plans in close collaboration with internal stakeholders. We are looking for a passionate, entrepreneurial individual with strong negotiation, communication, and problem solving skills. You should be a versatile leader with a proven track record of high performance and the ability to think big while managing details impeccably.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in vendor management, including negotiations, joint business planning, P&L management, and sales.
• 5+ years of comprehensive business experience in ecommerce, merchandising, retail, or a related field.
• Strong, comprehensive business acumen, and a willingness to move fast.
• Proven operator, skilled in go-to-market, and with focus on execution.
• Strong cross-functional influencing and communication skills, with a track record of building alignment across internal and external teams.
• Ability to lead, prioritize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously while remaining adaptable and forward-thinking.
• Strong presenter who can lead the delivery of content to vendor partners.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and retail math; experience with SQL is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Business and leadership experience, preferably in both startup and large-scale organizations.
• Deep subject matter expertise in companion animal health (dog, cat), with a focus on pharmacy medications or the veterinary industry

Responsibilities

• Lead businesses with many of Chewy Health’s largest vendors, including (but not limited to): dog and cat pharmacy medications, over-the-counter medications, and veterinary supplies.
• Establish, build, and manage strong vendor partner relationships, including ownership across all assortments, cost/rebate/terms negotiations, and collaborative vendor projects.
• Build and implement data-informed strategies to acquire new customers and increase lifetime value through lifecycle management.
• Identify opportunities within your category to optimize and maximize product performance, including analyzing sales data, site usage data, assortment gaps, and market trends to make quick, effective decisions for your business.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with finance, marketing, pricing, customer service, product, engineering, and our veterinary clinic-facing teams to drive growth and execution.

Benefits

• 401k
• new hire and annual equity grant
• annual bonus (for C08+ positions)
• medical/Rx insurance
• vision insurance
• dental insurance
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• hospital indemnity insurance
• critical illness insurance
• accident insurance
• parental leave
• family services benefits
• backup dependent care
• flexible spending accounts
• telemedicine
• pet adoption reimbursement
• employee assistance program
• discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com
• unlimited PTO (subject to manager approval for exempt salary team members)
• six paid holidays per year
• paid sick and family leave (in compliance with applicable state and local regulations)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed