Lead Category Manager (Retail)
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Role summary
Develops and manages product categories within a retail merchandising organization. Analyzes sales trends, customer demand, competitive pricing, and supplier performance to support assortment planning and promotional strategies. Coordinates with merchandising, marketing, and supply chain teams to improve product selection, pricing strategies, and category performance.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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