Senior Category Manager

Job Description:

Our Opportunity: 

Chewy is seeking a dynamic and analytical Senior Category Manager to join our merchandising team. In this role you will lead a robust P&L, negotiate to improve, directly run high profile vendor relationships, develop and implement category business strategies, and actively see opportunities to accelerate your business. A proven level of experience negotiating contracts, pricing, and terms will be valued. You will have strong verbal, written, and presentation skills as this role interacts regularly with leadership. Our Category Managers have a passion to innovate and the ability to optimally prioritize in a fast-paced environment. Work side-by-side with equally smart and motivated owners as we continue to build Chewy’s future as a leader in ecommerce.

What you'll do: 

• Own complete profit & loss management, including improvement of business terms and margin against category and company goals. 
• Establish, build, and run strong external vendor relationships, including ownership across all negotiations. 
• Cultivate opportunities within your category to optimize and improve product performance, including analyzing sales data, assortment gaps, and market trends to make quick, effective decisions for your business. 
• Build (from scratch if needed) and analyze sales, margin, and customer performance metrics, optimally gleaning insights to drive effective and meaningful strategy. 
• Work collaboratively across cross-functional teams including finance, marketing, supply chain, pricing, content, and operations. 
• Travel (10%). 

What you'll need: 

• Bachelor’s degree (MBA a plus). 
• 8+ years of relevant experience in Merchandising, Business, ecommerce, Technology, Finance, Product Management, Category Management, Consulting, or related field. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, and strong knowledge of retail math. SQL a plus. 
• Ability to lead, be nimble, prioritize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously. 

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