Sr 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>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Primary Function:</strong></p> <p>At Zoro, we desire to have every product for every business need. Sr. Category Managers are key contributors to our growth in both sales and category expansion, taking on the scope of and complexity of managing large and/or highly complex categories (sometimes multiple) and their respective supplier relationships 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.</p> <p>Beyond individual category management, this role carries a broader strategic impact by leading strategic and operational initiatives on behalf of the entire Category Management team to drive scalable results.</p> <p>A Sr. Category Manager’s success will be defined by unlocking the future portfolio with identification and development of new supplier relationships as well as accelerating the sales of the existing portfolio of products, and delivering executive business reviews for strategic partners..&nbsp;</p> <p>Furthermore, the Sr. Category Manager acts as a people leader, expected to effectively lead and coach team members to contribute to overall talent development. We expect our Sr. Category Managers to be thought leaders, able to think big and create a scalable vision, and be able to solve problems unique to their categories. The Sr. Category Manager is a hands-on general manager of their product lines, requiring strong internal influence skills to build relationships and understand the inner workings of our business. . Being an e-commerce company, we have vast amounts of data in which you’ll need to be able to digest and turn into actionable plans to manage your business. A successful candidate is an effective communicator, is highly influential, can think big, demonstrates a bias for action and strong business acumen, and leads with curiosity.&nbsp;</p> <p><br><strong>Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Understand vertica