Assistant Category Manager (Acoustics)

Assistant Category Manager The purpose of this job is to manage the in-store and online assortment of a given category for all Guitar Center Retail locations and websites, including product assortment, sales and margin, store clustering, inventory levels, promotions, vendor relationships, and category analysis. Hybrid Work: This role is hybrid. On-site Tuesday-Thursday, with work from home Monday and Friday. Responsibilities Assortment selection and planning to specific sales, margin, and inventory goals. Managing vendor relationships including negotiating pricing, delivery time, and payment terms. Coordinating product launches across retail, catalog, and web properties. Promotional, clearance, and markdown pricing. Work with vendors to develop exclusive products for sale through retail and online outlets. Developing promotional opportunities with vendors to increase revenue. Coordinate everyday marketing efforts with Visual Merchandising, Digital Marketing and Print advertising to drive overall success. Monitor and report on competitor price, promotion, assortment, and presentation tactics. Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly category analysis and external market analysis. Project future sales velocity based on market and product category trends. Analyzing consumer purchasing behavior and merchandise according to consumer purchasing trends. Additional duties as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree or 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or related field. 2 years of experience in merchandising, retail, and/or category management. Skilled proficiency with Microsoft Excel (V-lookups, formulas, filtering, sorting, formatting). Skilled knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Pay Rate $70,000 - $82,000/yr depending on background and experience. The job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, and other factors. The pay range(s) listed are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations. Guitar Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to View email address on click.appcast.io . #J-18808-Ljbffr AVDG LLC