Associate Director Category Management - Healthcare

Our Opportunity:

Chewy is changing the way our pets experience healthcare. We are looking to hire an Associate Director of Category Management who will roll up their sleeves, dive into the weeds and remove roadblocks to grow the flea and tick category at Chewy. You will a self-starter who is data driven around the P&L ownership, vendor management, keep a pulse on the analytical trends and stay focused on building. Your reputation for excellent verbal and written communication, strong negotiations and vendor manager will make you a great fit. As you analyze and communicate sophisticated terms, margin structure and work well across other teams including Finance, Inventory Management, and Site Experience. In addition, Our teams are small but growing and you will be comfortable as an individual contributor or people  leader of 1-3 Team Members. This AD role will require strong ownership values, a passion for innovation, and work hard. The location can be based out of Seattle or Florida or Boston.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and develop a high growth business. 


• Help to launch new initiatives and engagements 


• Own the P&L, vendor relationships, weekly/monthly/quarterly business reviews.


• Work in conjunction with the Business Vertical VPs to develop goals for the Category Management team


• Ensure Merchandising is planning and delivering on all key P/L Metrics


• Negotiate highly sophisticated deal structures across vendor partners with a focus on long term growth and scale


• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across businesses to complete the strategy efficiently, both Delivery Experience, Marketing, Supply chain and Finance


• Interject new insights and ideas for improving customer experience and improving financials while holding true to Chewy fundamentals


• Travel up to 25%

What You'll Need:

• 10+ years of related Category Management or similar shown experience; Merchandising, Buying, analyst, Product, or other. 


• Minimum of 8+ years negotiation experience


• Examples of leadership where a measurable impact was made. 


• Ecommerce experience preferred


• Strong in Excel; SQL and Tableau experience would be a bonus. 


• BA/BS (MBA preferred)

Bonus:

• An accomplished range of skill from high-level critical thinking to working with external partners.


• Validated excellent business judgment with strong written and oral communication skills.


• Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills


• The ability to use both formal and informal influencing skills across Chewy’s cross-matrix organization is essential to success in this role.

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