
Sr. Category Strategist - Audio
- Melville, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Creating strategic plans for the product category, including growth and promotional programs to achieve Annual Operating Plan objectives.
- Developing and executing on product mix, inventory, and pricing strategies based not only on historical data but also on industry trends and customer buying patterns.
- Managing end-to-end vendor relationships, including identification, contract negotiation, product assortment, marketing programs, and communications.
- Growing the product category profitably in line with gross margin targets, while adhering to working capital and IOS (Inactive, Obsolete, Surplus) requirements for the category of products.
- Support field sales staff by clearly communicating enticing promotional programs, new products or suppliers as well as resolution of transactional issues as needed.
- 5+ years of experience in the product/category management.
- Experience as a professional product/category manager OR buyer/merchant in retail, e-tail/catalog, distribution or similar environment.
- Product marketing/category management experience.
- Ability to provide strategic leadership, direction, and development.
- Ability to support field sales with special pricing, inventory positions, vendor relations, and product issues.
- Experience generating tactical and strategic category roadmaps and detailed plans including annual and 5-year plans.
- Ability to drive improvements in inventory management processes, including SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning), forecasting, and IOS (Inactive, Obsolete, Surplus).
- Experience developing and driving integrated growth programs across all sub-categories, using data mining and other tools to target appropriate customer segments.
- Benefits: Resideo provides comprehensive benefits, including life and health insurance, life assistance program, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability insurance, 401k Plan, vacation & holidays.