Category Specialist

STAUFFER GLOVE & SAFETY; Red Hill (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K + 401K matching

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

Paid time off

Wellness incentives

Hybrid Work Schedule

Job summary

Stauffer Glove & Safety in Macungie, PA seeks a Category Specialist to manage product categories, review demand and inventory, and help establish supplier partnerships. The role collaborates with sales, inside sales, and purchasing to ensure the best products for customers.

With over 115 years of experience, Stauffer Glove & Safety offers stability and a hybrid work schedule. The position is full-time, with regular business hours and potential for incremental responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 2+ years of sales support or product marketing experience in industrial supply or safety distribution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all key category activities from product identification to promotions and training.
• Develop product identification procedures, positioning, pricing, and promotions.
• Analyze movement and inventory levels of primary and secondary suppliers.
• Identify alternatives to ensure product availability and meet customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Sales and Inside Sales to align with customer demand and issues.
• Work with managers to identify competitive products and supplier relationships.
• Coordinate with sales, support, and purchasing on category demand and changes.
• Perform pricing and competitive analysis to improve market position and reduce costs.
• Explore opportunities to develop private label products with import team.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships to support timely projects.
• Aim to convert items to key suppliers and standardize offerings.

Skills

Vendor relations

Market analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, marketing or business-related field

Job description

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Category Specialist

Full Time Salary Professional Macungie, PA, US

Summary/Objective

The category specialist position is responsible for reviewing product movement, demand, and inventory levels within key product categories. This position will be responsible for recommending strategic vendor partnerships, establishing primary and secondary suppliers in the category, and understanding alternative requirements that meet our customer needs. This position will work closely with multiple departments within the company.

What we Offer

With over 115 years of experience, Stauffer Glove & Safety offers employees the stability of an industry leader.

• 401K + 401K matching
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Wellness incentives
• Hybrid Work Schedule

Essential Functions

• Responsible for all key category activities related to product identification, product changes or alternatives, product promotions and training.
• Assist in developing product identification procedures for key categories, specifying components, product positioning, pricing, catalog and web promotions.
• Analyze movement of key categories (including inventory levels of primary and secondary suppliers).
• Assist in identifying alternatives for key categories to ensure product availability. Understand fulfillment obligations through customer agreements. Review and assess that product alternative will meet customer requirements.
• Partner with Sales and Inside Sales support to understand customer demand, and product issues, requirements, and customer requests to ensure the category is offering the best product for the customer.
• Work closely with Manager to identify competitive products for the category based on preferred supplier relationships and agreements.
• Communicate with sales, support and purchasing to understand category demand. Communicate and provide instruction to these teams coordinate any product changes related to this category.
• Regularly perform pricing and competitive analysis by key category and recommend strategies to improve market position, improve quality or reduce costs.
• Within key category management areas identify opportunities to develop private label products with import team to introduce Stauffer brand.
• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors to help facilitate the timely completion of projects.
• Work to actively convert items to key suppliers and standardize product offering.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk; Ability to sit for long periods of time at a desk. Frequent use of hands to operate the computer and phone; must be able to have the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 25lbs.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

· This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Travel

· Minimal travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

· Bachelor’s degree required; supply chain, marketing or business-related field

· 2 or more years’ sales support or product marketing experience working in an industrial supply or safety distribution industry

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None required for this position.

AAP/EEO Statement

Stauffer Glove and Safety is an EEO/AA/Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability Employer - See more at: http://www.StaufferSafety.com/careers/

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.