Associate Category Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: geist, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Company Summary</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: geist, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Zoro.com is a leading eCommerce platform offering nearly 12 million tools, parts and supplies for our business customers. Launched in 2011, we brought a B2C-like experience to the B2B industry, and continue to be at the forefront of digital innovation at the intersection of technology and distribution. We have rapidly grown to over $1 billion in annual revenue and we’re just getting started!</span></p></div><p><strong>Primary Function:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>At Zoro, we desire to have every product for every business need. Associate Category Managers are key contributors to our growth in both sales and category expansion. The Category Management team is responsible for defining strategies for our key categories and then finding and managing supplier relationships that allow us to add products and drive growth in those categories.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>An Associate Category Manager’s success will be defined by helping operationalize and accelerate the sales of the existing portfolio of products. The Associate Category Manager is responsible for supporting aligned Category Managers analyzing the business and executing tactics for assigned categories.&nbsp; This position will work in a team environment with a focus on developing insights, identifying opportunities and communicating recommendations to lead future industry growth to our internal partners and external suppliers. In addition, they will drive and support activities that help Zoro sell more products and manage cost and profitability. The Associate Category Manager will execute reporting and analysis to support assigned product categories to inform on category and supplier performance, collaborate closely with cross-functional partners throughout the business, and participate in supplier relationship management. The Associate Category Manager will be a key liaison with internal partners to help drive customer experience and sales performance.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Create, manage and update reports regarding new suppliers, SKU productivity, sales performance, and assortment gaps</li> <li>Continually and proactively monitor the financial performance of categories and suppliers to measure against the category product strategies and KPI’s to ensure we are providing an awesome customer experience</li> <li>Proactively identify areas within aligned categories for product expansion and product