Growth-Driven Category Manager: Automotive & Powersports

MyGeeksGuide Ltd; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CarParts.com is seeking a Category Manager, Automotive & Powersports Performance, based in Long Beach, CA. You will own the P&L for high-demand performance parts, set assortments, pricing, and vendor strategy, and partner with marketing, pricing, supply chain, catalog, and analytics teams.

You will lead activities to grow revenue and margin, build the brand SKU assortment, onboard new brands, and ensure compliance with fitment data and emission standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, supply chain, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in category management, merchandising, buying, or product management, preferably automotive aftermarket or performance parts.
• Proven ownership of a category P&L with measurable revenue and margin growth.
• Hands-on vendor negotiation experience covering cost, terms, and marketing funds.
• Strong analytical skills, including SQL and Databricks, plus advanced Excel (pivots, lookups, modeling) and BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker.
• Working knowledge of aftermarket fitment data (ACES/PIES) and MAP policies.
• Clear written and verbal communication, able to present to leadership and vendors.
• Travel up to 10–15% for vendor visits and industry events.

Responsibilities

• Own category strategy and P&L, including revenue, gross margin, and contribution margin targets; build annual plans and quarterly forecasts.
• Track market trends and enthusiast segments to set priorities for the category.
• Run weekly business reviews on sales, conversion, margin, and inventory, and act on insights.
• Build and maintain brand and SKU assortment; onboard new brands and retire underperforming SKUs.
• Ensure fitment data, content, images, and attributes are accurate; manage regulatory exposure and compliance flags.
• Negotiate costs, programs, MDF funding, rebates, drop-ship terms, and MAP/UMAP compliance; conduct regular vendor reviews with scorecards.
• Collaborate with marketing on site merchandising, SEO/paid search, email and social content.
• Coordinate with supply chain on stocking decisions and inventory depth; improve on-site navigation and search relevance.

Skills

Category management

Vendor negotiation

Data analytics

SQL

Databricks

Excel

BI tools (Tableau/Power BI/Looker)

ACES/PIES fitment data

MAP policies

Travel up to 15%

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/marketing/supply chain

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Job description

CarParts.com is seeking a Category Manager, Automotive & Powersports Performance, based in Long Beach, CA. You will own the P&L for high-demand performance parts, set assortments, pricing, and vendor strategy, and partner with marketing, pricing, supply chain, catalog, and analytics teams.

You will lead activities to grow revenue and margin, build the brand SKU assortment, onboard new brands, and ensure compliance with fitment data and emission standards.