Category Manager

2 weeks ago

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Loves Travel Stops & Country Store Full time
Job Title: Associate Category Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Associate Category Manager to join our team at Love's Travel Stops & Country Store. As a key member of our merchandising department, you will be responsible for overseeing assigned categories and selecting and purchasing products that align with our sales strategy and customer preferences.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the category manager and buyer for assigned categories: Fashion, Novelty, and General Merchandise.
  • Support the development, planning, and implementation of strategic plans for given categories.
  • Leverage data and resources to make informed product-level and category-level decisions.
  • Deploy tests (product, fixture, vendor, distribution, etc.) and measure success metrics.
  • Strategize, manage, support private brand consumable products.
  • Support the development of the 4 P's of Marketing for given categories (product, place, price, promotion).
  • Support the development of a set review process/Joint Business Planning Process (JBP)/LAB (yearly planning) for the merchandising department.
  • Responsible for providing year-over-year growth and for exceeding budget and P&L goals.
  • Build collaborative relationships with cross-functional team individual contributors.
  • Evaluate and select vendors based on performance metrics, quality standards, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Prepare reports and presentations for senior management, highlighting key performance indicators, trends, and recommendations.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years in retail merchandise required.
  • Experience working as a merchant, retail buyer, category manager, and or retail merchandising planner is preferred.
  • Experience managing vendor relations, 3rd party suppliers, distributors required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) required.
  • Personnel supervision preferred.
  • Accounts Receivable/Rebate experience a plus.
  • SAP, back office systems experience a plus.
  • Convenience-Store experience a plus.
  • Product and brand development experience ideal.

Work Environment:

This full-time position is located at Love's Corporate Headquarters in Oklahoma City. This is an in-office/onsite position.

About Love's:

Love's has been fueling customers' journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company's core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love's continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love's serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company's award-winning culture.

The Love's Family of Companies includes:

  • Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry's safest trucking fleets.
  • Speedco and Love's Truck Care, the largest oil change and preventive maintenance and total truck care network.
  • Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader.
  • Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert.
  • TVC Pro-driver, a commercial driver's license (CDL) protection subscription service.

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