Senior Category Manager – Building Materials

Position Type: Full-time on-site
Benefits: Relocation and housing assistance offered

We are seeking an experienced Senior Category Manager to lead product assortment purchasing pricing vendor strategy and inventory performance for a building-materials retailer. This position will use sales gross-margin inventory-turnover and market data to improve product performance and profitability across multiple locations.

• Manage product assortment category strategy purchasing pricing and inventory planning across lumber and building-material product categories.
• Analyze sales gross margin inventory turnover product movement and customer-demand data to improve purchasing and merchandising decisions.
• Negotiate vendor pricing rebates promotions purchasing programs and supplier agreements while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
• Partner with branch and department leaders to improve product availability pricing strategy sales growth inventory levels and profitability.
• Develop reports and dashboards using POS or ERP systems and conduct location visits to evaluate inventory performance and merchandising standards.

• Eight or more years of experience in lumber and building materials hardware distribution contractor supply or building-products retail.
• Strong background in category management purchasing procurement inventory planning product merchandising or merchandise management.
• Proven experience managing sales performance gross margins pricing inventory turnover and product assortment.
• Demonstrated success negotiating with vendors and managing supplier relationships rebates and promotional programs.
• Strong analytical leadership communication and organizational skills including experience using ERP or POS systems.

• Ability to travel between company locations as needed.
• Valid drivers license required.
• Must be willing to work on-site in Nantucket Massachusetts.

Qualified candidates with experience in lumber building materials contractor supply purchasing category management merchandising or inventory strategy are encouraged to apply.