Assistant Category Manager

4 weeks ago


Springfield, Illinois, United States Ace Hardware Corporation Full time

Job Overview

Ace Hardware Corporation is seeking an experienced Assistant Merchant to join our Buying Department. As an Assistant Merchant, you will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of product category strategies, working closely with merchants, vendors, and retailers to drive business growth and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the development and execution of product category strategies, including category review, promotional planning, and show prep.
  • Collaborate with merchants, vendors, and retailers to drive business growth and customer satisfaction.
  • Assist with category review support, including data analysis, vendor meeting prep, and plan-o-gram build.
  • Support promotional planning, including vendor marketing assessments, promotional item submission forms, and AD proofing.
  • Assist with retailer communication, including daily customer service, ACENET communication, and Merch CARE prep.
  • Support convention planning, including vendor selection, show materials prep, and merchant area theme execution.
  • Assist with inventory/supply chain support, including vendor service issue diagnosis and resolution, inventory planning for promotional items, and SKU on-boarding.
  • Support systems support, including processing SAP price changes, item master data changes, and article content team coordination.
  • Lead special projects as assigned by DMM and merchant.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of business experience, with retail experience preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with ability to drive results and meet deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to build and leverage internal/external networks.
  • Ability to consider enterprise impact with all decisions.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, PCM, SAP, and guided Ad-hoc reporting tools.
  • Ability to travel 15%.

Why Ace Hardware Corporation?

Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. We recognize the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. We are committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, and military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.

Compensation Details

$73,000 - $91,300



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