The Category Manager is an expert in the planning, development, merchandising, pricing, and sales execution of a certain group or type of products.  The Category Manager’s in-depth knowledge of the assigned category will drive the pricing, shelving, marketing, and promotions of the category's products in order to make them as visible, accessible, and appealing to customers as possible.

NOTE: This position is an in-office Mon - Fri opportunity in our Austin, Texas office.

25 Days PTO

Medical * Dental * Vision

401k 100% Match up to 6%

The essential job functions include, but are not limited to:

Responsible for the ongoing strategy and development of the product category

Creating and developing a long term plan and strategy for development of the category

Manage, analyze, and monitor market changes in product mix and retail prices to remain competitive

Determine market needs, gaps, and create a strategy to capture new growth

Work effectively with stores, vendors and internal departments, such as pricing for product authorization, cost and retail maintenance

Create and maintain all Plan-o-Grams and changes to stores, vendors, by updating the effective dates of changes, additions and deletions

Develop key supplier relationships for category management initiatives

Accountable for managing retail pricing, ordering and in-store organization of products

Become a leader in category ranging, pricing and promotions across customer channels

Recommend market relevant pricing in order to drive category sales and profits

Contribute to the category’s profitability by increasing the volume of products that are sold within the category, and improving the speed of inventory turnover within the category

Working knowledge of the products, consumer needs, buying practices, sales goals and retail environment related to your merchandise category

Strong judgment skills in analyzing and responding to challenging issues raised by customers, co-workers, and employees

It is an essential function of this job for the employee to work in office/in the employee’s assigned work site. No remote work is available

Perform other duties as required and/or assigned

Employee must be able to perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation   

The position requirements include, but are not limited to:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combinations of experience and education in lieu of degree

5+ years of experience

Proficient skill level within MS office and Excel

Experience with Data Visualization products such as Tableau, MicroStrategy, and Spotfire

Experience in interpreting significant amounts of data, reports and analysis in order to turn it into action steps to achieve goals

Must possess excellent interpersonal skills to apply in communications with business partners, the stores and internal departments

Demonstrate excellent judgement and able to maintain confidentiality

Plan and manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

Must have attention to detail and proven follow up skills

Joining our team puts you on a path where opportunity for advancement is available.

Buc-ee's, Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity Employer