Category Manager

O'Reilly Automotive Stores; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid time off

Stock purchase plan

401k employer contributions starting 1

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

O’Reilly Auto Parts in Springfield, MO is seeking a Category Manager to oversee multiple product categories with significant annual revenue. You will identify strategic initiatives, coordinate across departments, and develop market insights through financial analysis and supplier evaluation.

The role demands strong communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, plus a proactive, data-driven approach to improve performance and profitability within assigned categories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, or 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong grasp of accounting principles and financial performance metrics.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Self-motivated, analytical, and committed to Excellent Customer Service.
• Strong Excel skills for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Maximize profitability metrics and create competitive advantages within assigned product categories.
• Present formal business review for assigned product categories and identify key initiatives.
• Coordinate with suppliers, company stores, and other corporate departments to execute merchandise and supply chain projects.
• Ongoing market research to understand and address competitive programs.
• Visit current and potential supplier manufacturing facilities (occasional overseas travel required).
• Present product and supplier recommendations to senior and executive level management.
• Monitor product quality through warranty review and continuous improvement processes.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Analytical

Customer service

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Category Manager is responsible for managing multiple product categories with annual sales revenue between $75 million to $300 million. The Category Manager identifies strategic initiatives to improve key performance metrics for their respective categories and works with multiple departments to coordinate and oversee those initiatives. The Category Manager develops and maintains expertise in the product categories for which they are responsible through ongoing market research, product and supplier analysis, and extensive financial analysis. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, excellent communicator and have a willingness to learn and grow with the company, as well as demonstrate superior leadership and negotiation skills.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maximize profitability metrics and create competitive advantages within assigned product categories.
• Present formal business review for assigned product categories and identify key initiatives.
• Coordinate with suppliers, company stores, and other corporate departments to execute merchandise and supply chain projects.
• Ongoing market research to understand and address competitive programs
• Visit current and potential supplier manufacturing facilities (occasional overseas travel required).
• Present product and supplier recommendations to senior and executive level management.
• Monitor product quality through warranty review and continuous improvement processes.

SKILLS/EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/ABILITIES

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, or 5+ years of relevant experience. Strong grasp of accounting principles and financial performance metrics.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Self-motivated, analytical, and committed to Excellent Customer Service.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel as a tool for data analysis

DESIRED

• Previous experience in the automotive aftermarket preferred.
• Strong automotive knowledge is preferred.

O’Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.

Total Compensation Package:

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer.

The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: [e-mail] or call [phone] option , and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.