Remote Category Manager: Growth, Pricing and Partnerships

Patterson Dental Holdings, Inc.; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 68,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) match

PTO

Parental leave

Educational assistance

Wellness program

Patterson Perks

Job summary

Patterson Dental Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Category Manager to lead planning, execution, and optimization of category strategies across assortment, pricing, promotions, procurement, and supplier partnerships.

You will synthesize market and performance insights to maximize revenue, margin, and share across channels. You will collaborate cross-functionally to influence decisions and drive continuous improvement in promotion planning, distributive efficiency, and sales processes while supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 2 years of category management, sourcing or procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze category performance, customer account behaviors and market dynamics to identify opportunities that drive revenue, margin, and category health.
• Create, maintain, and interpret reports and dashboards to explain category performance and business drivers across distribution channels.
• Partner with internal teams and suppliers on sourcing execution; align pricing, promotions, and assortment to achieve category goals and account-based sales objectives; ensure adherence to supplier governance and procurement practices.
• Monitor category, supplier, and channel performance targets; identify risks, gaps, and opportunities to enhance profitability.
• Identify and recommend enhancements across promotional planning, distribution efficiency, and sales processes.
• Evaluate category placement and visibility needs within distribution environments and digital shelves using space management/assortment management principles and category tools and analytics to support sales effectiveness.
• Comply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned.
• Engage the field and sales teams by supporting category and vendor specific plans, delivering and facilitating product and category training, and assisting with assigned vendor programs, events, trade shows, and regional or local activities; may track and report on field engagement or training effectiveness to support higher levels of sales accountability and execution.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship building

Negotiation

Multi-tasking

Spreadsheet modeling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing

Job description

Patterson Dental Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Category Manager to lead planning, execution, and optimization of category strategies across assortment, pricing, promotions, procurement, and supplier partnerships.

You will synthesize market and performance insights to maximize revenue, margin, and share across channels. You will collaborate cross-functionally to influence decisions and drive continuous improvement in promotion planning, distributive efficiency, and sales processes while supporting