Position Mission:
The Associate Category Manager will support the Category Manager in driving growth and profitability of a specific category or group of categories, whilst ensuring an optimal mix of Financial, Operational and Customer outcomes.
Position Performance Measures:
Financial
Contribute toward and aid the Category Manager in achieving KPIS:
• APG and ASG category sales
• POS Sales out
• APG and ASG gross profit (GP)
- Trading Margin (Buy/Sell)
- Gross Margin (inclusive of all rebates)
- Supplier Income
• Inventory Turn Over
• GMROI (evolve to GMROIC)
Operational
• Timeline and process adherence
- Promotion process
- In store planograms
- Line reviews
- Procurement / Sourcing
Customer
• Timely feedback to all stakeholder queries
Responsibilities:
• Facilitate promotions process across all publications and all channels for assigned categories, ensuring key time lines and process milestones are met
• Work closely with the supplier base to ensure adherence to all expectations associated with promotions
• Administer all supplier income, ensuring timely and accurate billing and reporting
• Manage the set up of all new lines and new suppliers, ensuring all information is captured accurately and in line with key process milestones
• Work with the planogram team on developing customer facing planograms, where applicable
• Work cross functionally with a wide variety of stakeholders, ensuring all queries associated with the categories are filtered and responded to in a timely manner
• Support the Category Manager in the day to day operational aspects of their category assignment
• Maximize Digital channel opportunities (B2C/B2B)
• Administer annual promotional plans (retail and wholesale)
• Manage administration associated with Agreement Sheets, ensuring all information is captured accurately and timely
• Facilitate outcomes in conjunction with the sourcing team on key category sourcing projects, ensuring all time lines and process steps are met
• Regular reporting on category performance
Core competencies:
• Demonstrate Company values and lead by personal example
• Focus on GPC Core Comptetencies
• Commercial acumen
• Strategic thinking and planning
• Customer oriented
• Relationship builder
• Communication
• Influencing
• Collaborative working
• Decision making
• Analytical thinking
Experience, Education, and Abilities:
• 1-2 Years of Category leadership experience desired, in a fast paced organization – ideally a multi site distribution or retail business
• Strong administrative and time management abilities
• Tertiary qualifications in business or related discipline preferred
Work Environment & Physical Demands:
• Work is performed in a typical office environment and retail store environment. In retail store there may exposure to noise, dust, fumes, or temperature shifts. Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Travel to the various operations, estimated to be approximately 40-50% of time, required.
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
Skills Required
- 1-2 years of category leadership experience in a fast-paced retail or multi-site distribution business
- Strong administrative and time management abilities
- Experience working with suppliers and administering supplier income and billing
- Tertiary qualification in business or related discipline
- Ability to travel to operations approximately 40-50% of the time
- Ability to work in office and retail store environments and move objects up to 20 pounds
Genuine Parts Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Genuine Parts Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Genuine Parts Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with profit sharing and pension plans also mentioned. These elements indicate strong long-term financial support alongside ownership opportunities.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits encompass medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA and FSA options plus income-protection coverages like life, AD&D, and disability. This breadth suggests a robust core health and protection offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave are provided in addition to short‑term disability, and an Employee Assistance Program supports families with counseling and life tools. These programs reinforce family support alongside standard PTO.
Genuine Parts Company Insights
What We Do
Genuine Parts Company (GPC), founded in 1928, is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. We serve hundreds of thousands of customers from a network of more than 10,000 locations in 14 countries and have approximately 50,000 employees.
