Category Manager - General Merch & Services - Northeast Business Unit

Essential Functions:

1. Selects vendors, negotiates costs and terms for products and develops schematics by applying category management principles in accordance with the departments strategic objectives.

2. Increases sales revenues by developing promotional concepts and overlay programs; develops category plans.

3. Establishes and monitors gross margins by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products and determining placement and promotions.

4. Projects and measures category sales and gross profit results by developing and maintaining records of item cost, retail and gross margin dollars.

5. Maintains external vendor relations by providing direction, guidance and information; resolving concerns.

6. Recommends changes in products, service and policy by evaluat...