Category Manager

Summary

Join Snappy as a Category Manager and play a vital role in enhancing the company's gift lineup. You will source and manage vendor partnerships, negotiate pricing, and analyze data to optimize costs and product assortment. This role requires developing category strategies, communicating with partners, prospecting new brands, and executing pricing strategies. You will also manage product and pricing approvals, maintain accurate data, collaborate with internal teams, and source new products. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Experience in retail e-commerce; familiarity with drop-ship and marketplace models is a plus
• A strong ability to identify and build strategic retail partnerships that drive scale, revenue, and margin growth for Snappy
• Previous experience in account management
• Solid understanding of retail math and intermediate negotiation skills
• Familiarity with tools like Salesforce, Tableau, or similar CRM, marketplace, and reporting platforms
• Strong communication and influencing skills to build and maintain vendor relationships
• The ability to leverage data and reporting to guide decisions on collections and partner representation

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies by leveraging retail experience, market trends, and data insights
• Analyze data to guide decisions on costs, product assortment, and partner representation
• Communicate with partners to optimize pricing, product mix, and overall relationships
• Prospect new brands and introduce them to Snappy’s platform and value proposition
• Execute pricing strategies to ensure and protect profitability
• Manage product and pricing approvals using the Mirakl platform
• Maintain accurate data in Salesforce and deliver regular pipeline reports
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to drive projects forward
• Source new products based on business needs and opportunities

Benefits

• Free healthcare, including vision and dental
• Generous 401k match
• Flexible PTO
• Paid family leave
• Snappy Summer Fridays (which we enjoy year-round!)
• Snappy gifts for employee recognition and appreciation