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Associate Category ManagerGenuine Parts Company • Atlanta, Georgia
Associate Category Manager

Associate Category Manager

Genuine Parts Company • Atlanta, Georgia
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Position Mission:

The Associate Category Manager will support the Category Manager in driving growth and profitability of a specific category or group of categories, whilst ensuring an optimal mix of Financial, Operational and Customer outcomes.

Position Performance Measures:

Financial

- Contribute toward and aid the Category Manager in achieving KPIS:

• APG and ASG category sales

• POS Sales out

• APG and ASG gross profit (GP)

  • Trading Margin (Buy/Sell)
  • Gross Margin (inclusive of all rebates)

- Supplier Income

• Inventory Turn Over

• GMROI (evolve to GMROIC)

Operational

• Timeline and process adherence

- Promotion process

- In store planograms

- Line reviews

- Procurement / Sourcing

Customer

• Timely feedback to all stakeholder queries

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate promotions process across all publications and all channels for assigned categories, ensuring key time lines and process milestones are met

• Work closely with the supplier base to ensure adherence to all expectations associated with promotions

• Administer all supplier income, ensuring timely and accurate billing and reporting

• Manage the set up of all new lines and new suppliers, ensuring all information is captured accurately and in line with key process milestones

• Work with the planogram team on developing customer facing planograms, where applicable

• Work cross functionally with a wide variety of stakeholders, ensuring all queries associated with the categories are filtered and responded to in a timely manner

• Support the Category Manager in the day to day operational aspects of their category assignment

• Maximize Digital channel opportunities (B2C/B2B)

• Administer annual promotional plans (retail and wholesale)

• Manage administration associated with Agreement Sheets, ensuring all information is captured accurately and timely

• Facilitate outcomes in conjunction with the sourcing team on key category sourcing projects, ensuring all time lines and process steps are met

• Regular reporting on category performance

Core competencies:

• Demonstrate Company values and lead by personal example

• Focus on GPC Core Comptetencies

• Commercial acumen

• Strategic thinking and planning

• Customer oriented

• Relationship builder

• Communication

• Influencing

• Collaborative working

• Decision making

• Analytical thinking

Experience, Education, and Abilities:

• 1-2 Years of Category leadership experience desired, in a fast paced organization – ideally a multi site distribution or retail business.

  • Prior industry experience with paint manufacturer or distributor is preferred.

• Strong administrative and time management abilities

• Tertiary qualifications in business or related discipline preferred

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

• Work is performed in a typical office environment and retail store environment. In retail store there may exposure to noise, dust, fumes, or temperature shifts. Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.

• Travel to the various operations, estimated to be approximately 40-50% of time, required.

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