Senior Category Manager, Small Animal

Our Opportunity:
Chewy is seeking a Senior Category Manager, Small Animal to join our growing and fast-paced Specialty merchandising team. Location is flexible between Bellevue, WA | Boston, MA or Plantation, FL.
At Chewy, our top priority is delivering an outstanding customer and partner experience. As a Category Manager, you will be a key player in handling vendor relationships and driving growth for our Small Animal category. We are looking for a true subject matter expert in small animals with significant first-hand experience and an end-to-end understanding of the customer's needs. You should be a hard-working, high-performing problem solver, and have experience with sales, negotiations, merchandising, and/or marketing.
What You'll Do:

• Lead small animal category, which includes guinea pigs, chinchillas, hedgehogs, rabbits, ferrets, fancy rats, sugar gliders, etc.
• Establish, build, and handle strong vendor partner relationships, including ownership across assortment, pricing, cost/rebate/terms negotiations.
• Build and implement, based on research and data insights, strategies and plans to both recruit new customers to Chewy and to develop existing customers via lifecycle management concepts.
• Find opportunities within your category to optimize and improve product performance, including analyzing sales data, assortment gaps, and market trends to make quick, effective decisions for your business.
• Work cross-functionally with finance, marketing, supply chain, pricing, and customer service to ensure partnership as well as well-rounded planning and execution.

What You'll Need:

• 7+ years of first-hand experience with small animals
• 5+ years of comprehensive business experience in ecommerce, merchandising, retail, or similar organizations
• Passion for sales/merchandising and the willingness to move fast
• Confirmed operator, skilled in go-to-market, and with focus on execution
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners
• Experience in vendor management/merchandising, sales, marketing, and general management
• Ability to lead, be forward-thinking, prioritize, and run multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, and proven understanding of retail math

Bonus:

• Business and leadership experience; both in bigger organizations and start-up businesses.
• SQL a plus

Work Arrangement:

• Hybrid Model: 3+ days in hub location per week

The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Salaried-exempt team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Pay Range
$129,500-$207,000 USD
Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
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