Category Manager

Would love to share a success story about an amazing company that has flourished within their industry! Growing organically and thru acquisition. Please send your resume ONLY if you meet the must have requirements. NO flex on OTP experience

Located in Carson, hybrid schedule, some travel required

Title: Category Manager for OTP

• Must have Nicotine industry experience (at least 2 years)
• 6+ years of experience in merchandising/category management/procurement required

Overall Summary:

• Responsible for the development, execution, and communication of the category marketing for all the Product, Placement, Pricing and Promotional strategies.
• Manage vendor relationships
• Drive gross margins performance.
• Reduce product costs, strategically buying into deals and aggressively negotiating costs and product placement fees.
• Reporting on KPI's, margins, and sales to C level executives. Must have solid presentation skills
• Travel to the different locations and perform store walks will be required

Duties involved:

• Negotiates annual/multiyear partnership contracts with key vendors/suppliers
• Monitor and report on category KPIs to measure and manage sales, unit, and margin performance as well as inventory levels to ensure we meet budget and performance expectations.
• Heavy regulatory compliance required- must have experience with nicotine laws and regulations withing the Mutiple states
• Streamline administrative processes around new item setup, promotional management, store planogram communication