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Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s
At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.
Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:
*Eligibility requirements vary by position.
Summary
The Category Merchant is responsible for managing the overall merchandising process for assigned categories, developing business objectives, achieving sales, margin and inventory goals, negotiating vendor pricing and terms, building vendor relationships, and providing leadership to the merchandise team.
This role will be within the Seasonal division however category assignment may vary.
Additional responsibilities include:
Responsible for the performance of assigned categories including driving growth, category profitability and customer experience.
Responsible for product selection and the development of competitive merchandise assortment plans for in-club and online that achieve financial objectives.
Closely partners with Owned Brands and Trend departments on aesthetic development
Collaborates with Digital Merchandising to create and execute a compelling omni assortment strategy.
Negotiates pricing and terms with new, existing and prospective vendors.
Builds strong relationships with the vendor community and exercises flexibility in approach to negotiations.
Oversees the development of the sales and margin plans and sales forecasts for assigned categories.
Communicates merchandising strategies to cross functional teams to ensure proper and timely execution of strategy.
Connects strategies to business operations and maintains an understanding of business operational goals and challenges.
Responsible for price management for assigned categories including price indexing and achievement of price targets.
Collaborates with the Marketing team to develop pricing, promotional and campaign strategies for assigned categories.
Continually monitors merchandising performance and promptly reacts to changes in the business to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks. Provides leadership and training to the merchandise team.
Provides the team with frequent and actionable feedback and professional development opportunities.
Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in business or operations related field 4+ years related merchandising / category management experience
Negotiation skills and decision-making ability
Strong style and trend background with proven ability to translate to member
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Proven analytical and organizational skills
This is a hybrid role. Tuesday through Thursday are in-office days at BJ's Club Support Center in Marlborough, MA and Monday and Friday are remote days.
In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is $95,000.00 - $135,000.00bjswholesaleclub