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Category Specialist

Category Specialist

MOM's Organic Market • Rockville, MD, United States
30+ days ago
Salary
$65,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Category Specialist

YOU:

  • Act as if the universe is rigged in your favor
  • See new responsibilities as opportunities
  • Are happiest when busy
  • Figure out how to fix it, not who's to blame
  • See mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow
  • Enjoy spreading joy

WE:

  • Care more about attitude and work ethic than your experience
  • Love to promote from within
  • Have dynamic and interesting coworkers and customers
  • Have faith in people's potential
  • Make friends at work
  • Take pride in all of our 5 star reviews

The Category Specialist is responsible for tactical Category Management execution work and assisting with analytical and supplier-facing responsibilities. This role provides a clear advancement path to Associate Category Manager. This position builds core competencies in supplier management, product strategy, pricing, and data analysis through department meetings, training, one-on-one mentorship, and special projects focused on supplier negotiations and category analysis. This position is located in-office 5 days a week at our Central Store Support office (Rockville, MD).

  1. Product & Assortment Support:
    • Manage item set-up process and documentation for new, seasonal and discontinued products
    • Maintain & organize supplier records, approved product lists, promotional calendars and certifications
    • Support item-level decisions and seasonal rollouts with the Category Manager
  2. Supplier & Vendor Coordination:
    • Communicate with brands, brokers, and suppliers to verify product information and resolve pricing/paperwork issues
    • Assist with supplier onboarding and participate in vendor meetings
    • Maintain vendor contact database and internal supplier notes
  3. Reporting & Analysis:
    • Create & share sales and performance reports for team use
    • Assist with basic analysis of cost, unit, sales, and margin data & track category trends
    • Learn to interpret SPINS data and identify product opportunities with guidance from the Category Manager
    • Conduct promotional and waste analysis, prepare Category Review data packages
  4. Cross-Functional Collaboration:
    • Support planogram updates and space planning with Merchandising
    • Coordinate with Supply Chain and Pricing for accurate product flow and cost setup
    • Communicate product recalls and updates to stores and other CSS teams
    • Track project tasks and deliverables using Asana and other internal tools

What we look for:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 1-2 years' experience in retail, category support, merchandising or purchasing
  • Proficiency in Excel (including pivot tables, lookups and experience with large data sets) and Google Suite
  • Ability to interpret and organize data; interest in learning how to draw actionable insights
  • Organized, dependable, and detail-oriented
  • Comfortable juggling shifting priorities and deadlines
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with internal teams and external suppliers
  • Self-motivated learner with initiative and curiosity
  • Interest in natural/organic products and MOM's values

The starting salary for this position is $65,000. We also offer a full range of benefits including:

  • Paid Time Off, plus holidays
  • Paid Pregnancy and Child Bonding Leave
  • 30% employee discount
  • exceptional medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401k with company matching
  • and more!

MOM's participates in E-Verify (for more information, click here: E-verify participation and Right to Work).

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