Asst. Category Manager - Irrigation & Lighting

company overview

siteone landscape supply is the largest national distributor of landscaping products across the united states and canada. As a leading supplier of wholesale goods for green industry professionals, we have a long history of serving those who design, build, and maintain outdoor spaces – from lawns and gardens to golf courses, sport fields and more. We pride ourselves on knowing our customers and their business better than anyone else and providing them with a one‑stop shop of extensive inventory covering irrigation, lighting, turf and landscape maintenance, hardscapes, nursery, and pest control supplies.

at siteone, we are passionate about delivering an outstanding customer experience and will stop at nothing to help our customers win. We know that our associates are the key to this success, and our commitment to the siteone dna and support for our associates through development programs, benefits, and perks align with our vision to "be a great place to work for our associates".

We foster a culture of safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement. With over 700 locations and exciting expansion ahead, now is the perfect time to join siteone and grow stronger together™!

within siteone, an assistant category manager is responsible for developing and delivering a profitable growth strategy, operational plan and financial objectives for assigned books of business. Responsibilities include but are not limited: lead and implement appropriate assortment strategies, meeting business performance objectives, continued developing of supplier base, drive supplier negotiations and create overarching operational plans. In addition, this person must be able to work with supply chain, marketing, pricing, it, finance, merchandising and field resources to drive overall category strategy.

this role follows a hybrid schedule, requiring one day per week in our roswell office.

• develop multi‑year strategies and business plans. This should be supported by executable initiatives that deliver results in line with short‑ and long‑term goals.
• identify and maintain preferred and secondary suppliers; drive brand/sku rationalization to streamline and simplify business.
• identify new products, services and other forms of innovation to be included in our offering.
• execute product line reviews. Review supplier performance against predetermined score card and lead activities to improve overall financial results.
• leverage supplier relationships to optimize assortment; work with key support functions to ensure implementation.
• manage the financial targets for a category and influence assortment guidelines and parameters.
• recommend product pricing guidelines consistent with overall pricing strategy. Ensure accurate and competitive pricing across the category in partnership with the field and pricing teams.
• influence supplier strategy and manage the overall supplier portfolio. Recommend strategy on sourcing and developing new suppliers and negotiate advantageous terms.
• collaborate with supply chain on forecasting, ensuring all aspects of the supplier agreement are being adhered to such as pre‑paid minimums, quantity breaks, lead times etc.
• collaborate with marketing and oversee visual representation of the product lines in all marketing material including catalogs, e‑com, promotions etc.
• responsible for overall strategy for a specific line or brand, including financial targets; must secure support from siteone’s leadership and field teams.
  • is the main point of contact for siteone (field and field support) for area of responsibility.
  • helps drive top line sales growth with the field team.
• develop and maintain collateral and merchandising materials to be utilized by the field.
• ensure that safety and compliance listings (ul/etl, etc.) are complete and up‑to‑date.
• develop and communicate brand/lobs value statements to field team/field support team, and siteone customer base.
• responsible for actively planning and helping implement siteone’s lob excellence strategy where applicable.
• directly involved with forecasting, procurement, and logistics taking into account demand planning, lead times, and other…