Category Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into business decisions.
• Experience using sales, inventory, margin, and purchasing data to improve category performance.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and execute independently.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills with vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS, conditional formatting, and other analytical functions.
• Three or more years of experience in category management, buying, product line management, merchandising strategy, or a closely related retail merchandising role required.
• Demonstrated experience using data to drive merchandising, assortment, inventory, or pricing decisions required.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Must be at least 18 years old to support all category duties.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with inventory management, pricing, costing, ERP, or product management systems preferred.
• Experience creating, maintaining, or implementing planograms using assortment or space planning software (such as Spaceman or BlueYonder) preferred.
• Experience with planogram or assortment software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sales, margin, inventory, and customer purchasing trends to identify opportunities for category growth and improved financial performance.
• Conduct category reviews and use data to make informed assortment, merchandising, pricing, and product placement recommendations.
• Continuously monitor product performance, inventory levels, and merchandising effectiveness to optimize category results.
• Develop merchandising strategies, including planograms, seasonal displays, and cross-merchandising opportunities that create an engaging customer experience and maximize sales.
• Create visually compelling product presentations that communicate product features, benefits, and strong storytelling while supporting category objectives.
• Discover, evaluate, and introduce new products and emerging brands that align with Boise Co-op's values and customer preferences.
• Build and maintain strong vendor partnerships to support product performance, collaboration, and category growth.
• Ensure accurate brand representation and strategic product placement, with an emphasis on supporting local vendors whenever appropriate.
• Stay current on consumer trends, industry innovations, and competitive activity to guide category decisions.
• Collaborate with merchandising, operations, marketing, and department teams to ensure successful execution of category strategies and initiatives.
• Manage multiple category projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and balancing changing business priorities.

Benefits

• Boise Co-op participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.