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Factors that may be used to determine your actual rate of pay include your specific skills, years of experience and other factors.\nYou may be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.BENEFITS INFORMATION:\nFor information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com JOB SUMMARY\nThe Merchandising Category Manager assists with site merchandising for several site categories on the primary and tertiary domain sites (SOTF, IW, CMU, GPO sites) including homepages, index pages, landing pages, onsite search pages, product pages, cross-sell, up-sell, and new product launches, Google & CSE feeds. This person is responsible for managing the product presentation on-site as well as the financial forecasts for a select product group by working with business analytics and data entry personnel to achieve category goals.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nAssists in development and execution against the online merchandising strategy, including selecting featured products, suggestive sells, and coordinating items\nSupports tactics to drive budgeted conversion, sales, and margin\nBuilds relationships and conducts financial negotiations with suppliers\nDevelops and manages the vendors, suppliers, and products available\nResearches and recommends competitive and relevant pricing\nWorks with logistics to optimize supplier shipping performance\nMakes decisions based on reporting and provides status and timelines to the key merchandising team members and company management\nResponsible for being an authority on the competition: Monitors and maintains an archive of the competitors’ online sites\nMakes recommendations to improve merchandising with a focus on better serving the customer, and beating the competition\nUses web analytics and analysis to drive day to day improvements\nWorks with merchandise analytics to assure best sellers are positioned prominently and are in stock.\nThe associate will make changes on the site to optimize sales\nWorks with merchandise and marketing to drive growth for product categories and occasion categories\nResponsible for day-to-day details of online merchandising and content management\nHelps develop and train category assistants on category management\nQUALIFICATIONS\nEducation\nUndergraduate degree in business and\nExperience\nMinimum 3 years’ experience in online merchandising\nLeadership experience with the ability to develop a team\nNegotiation experience\nExperience Planning, tracking, and budgeting\nIntermediate to Advanced Microsoft skills: Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project management software\n Skills\nExceptional organizational skills\nStrong communication skills: written and verbal\nIndependent thinker\nAttention to detail\nAbility to write short correspondence\nAbility to speak and write English in a clear, understandable manner\nAbility to accurately follow detailed procedures and processes\nAbility to work accurately in a fast-paced environment\nAbility to work with a diverse group of people\nAbility to work comfortably under pressure\nAbility to prioritize and work multiple tasks and exceeds deadlines\nAbility to work independently and with a group on various on-going projects simultaneously\nEffectively communicate with internal and external customers (management, co-workers, vendors and customers.)\nMust be able to perform basic arithmetic calculations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage functions.)\nAbility to concentrate for extended periods of time\nMust have the ability to carry out instructions furnished in both oral and written form\nAbility to act in an ethical, honest and professional manner at all times\nDesire to work independently as well as in a team environment\nMaintain discretion with all company information regarding customers, pricing, products, and procedures\nPhysical Demands\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job\nMust be able to sit for prolonged periods of time\nMust be able to bend, reach and stoop occasionally to reach file cabinets, boxes, etc\nMust be able to look at a computer screen for prolonged periods of time and type\nRequires the ability to read written instructions, reports and other documentation\nThe employee must occasionally lift, carry and/or move up to 30 pounds\nSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus\nThe employee frequently is required to talk or hear\nThe noise level in the work environment is usually light to moderate\nWorking Conditions\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable\naccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nApplicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.\nOVERVIEW:\nSysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.\nWe offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. 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