Category Associate-EU
What You'll Do:
- Build strong relationships with existing suppliers and execute negotiations to secure best pricing and promotional support
- Analyze data to strategize revenue and profit growth opportunities for the category and for specific supplier partners
- Advance catalog expansion, develop relationships with target suppliers
- Identify sales, merchandising, and operational opportunities for the category and collaborate with internal teams to drive change (Opeations, Merchandising Advertising, PR, Finance, Customer Service, Business Intelligence)
- Analyze and anticipate competitor marketing, selection, and pricing strategy
- Attend trade shows and/or travel to meet key suppliers
What You'll Need:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Business or a related field
- 2+ years experience in either ecommerce, sourcing, or supply-side sales is preferred
- Good level of English, reading/writing English fluency is required, high verbal fluency is preferred but not required
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint expertise; readiness to work with data using Excel, SQL, Tableau and other tools
- Articulate and persuasive communication skills, both written and verbal
- A track record of successful negotiation and relationship management skills
- Innovative problem-solving skills; a demonstrated ability to dissect and determine root causes of problems and implement solutions
- A structured, proactive approach to your work, eager to progress professionally and motivated to drive business growth
- Proven ability to thrive as part of a team and also to work autonomously
- Demonstrated ability to work within a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
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