Assistant Category Manager - General Accessories And Media

Position Summary: Assistant Category Manager - General Accessories and Media

The purpose of this job is to manage the in-store and online assortment of a given category for all Guitar Center Retail locations and websites, including product assortment, sales and margin, store clustering, inventory levels, promotions, vendor relationships, and category analysis.

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

• Assortment selection and planning to specific sales, margin, and inventory goals

• Managing vendor relationships including negotiating pricing, delivery time, and payment terms

• Coordinating product launches across retail, catalog, and web properties

• Promotional, clearance, and markdown pricing

• Work with vendors to develop exclusive products for sale through retail and online outlets

• Developing promotional opportunities with vendors to increase revenue

• Coordinate everyday marketing efforts with Visual Merchandising, Digital Marketing and Print advertising to drive overall success

• Monitor and report on competitor price, promotion, assortment, and presentation tactics

• Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly category analysis and external market analysis

• Project future sales velocity based on market and product category trends

• Analyzing consumer purchasing behavior and merchandise according to consumer purchasing trends

• Additional duties as assigned.

About Guitar Center

The Guitar Center Company embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging our teammates to find their own individual sound. Our mission is to develop and nurture lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the joy that comes from creating music. We believe in putting our customers first, engaging with respect and integrity and fulfilling our mission with passion.

The Guitar Center Company operates through several business divisions. Guitar Center is the world's largest retailer of guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, recording, live sound, DJ, and lighting equipment, with more than 290 stores across the United States.  2014 marked the milestone 50th anniversary of the Guitar Center Company as the organization continues to help people make music from coast to coast.

E-Commerce brands Guitar Center, Musician's Friend and WWBW offer online sales of a broad selection of music products. The Music & Arts division operates more than 220 stores specializing in band & orchestral instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors, and students since 1952. AVDG and GCPro headline the enterprise audio-visual integration business, delivering a best-in-class commercial and residential customer experience.