Fishing Associate Category Manager – Bass Pro Shops

Title of the Job: Fishing Associate Category Manager

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Job Description: Summary:Reporting to the Category Manager, the Associate Category Manager supports the achievement of company goals. Primary responsibilities include merchandise planning for our retail stores and eCommerce platforms for fishing/marine, sourcing, selecting, and vendor negotiating for products. This position is also responsible for the execution of the product life cycle in all channels of business.Location: Corporate Office, 25 De Baets Street, Winnipeg (hybrid)Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and management of assortment, pricing, promotional planning, markdowns, and retail/eCommerce communication
• Provide support to attain financial performance goals, related to sales, gross margin, and inventory productivity
• Collaborate with both internal and external partners to help achieve company objectives.
• Perform category-level analysis of product performance across all channels for use in driving future planning and executions
• Drive Omni Channel promotional executions and visual merchandising strategies at retail and in the eCommerce space
• Conduct competitive analysis on catalogs, retail ads, websites, and all other direct media for pricing strategies, and product offerings
• Monitor and provide recommendations as needed on discontinued products, overstocks, and inventory aging
• Partner with Visual Merchandising Team to provide direction for planogram and product positioning at retail
• Partner with eCommerce team to drive digital executions and promotional activities
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in business administration or an equivalent combination of related education and experience
• 2 – 4 years in category management, retail, administration, or logistics and supply chain
• Excellent computer skills in MS Excel including strong knowledge of pivot tables and formulas
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with external vendors and internal departments
• Experience negotiating and strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Knowledge/experience in fishing or marine and associated products is preferred

Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s welcomes applications from people with disabilities.Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.Benefits

• Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions!

• Fun work environment

• Competitive wages

• Excellent benefits

• Unlimited career advancement opportunities

• Bass Pro Cares Fund

Cabela’s

Company Name: Bass Pro Shops

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