CATEGORY RESUME EXAMPLE

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Tips for Category Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume

1. Category Analyst, Harborbridge Logistics Inc, Grand Rapids, MI

Job Summary:

  • Participate in the implementation of new processes and tools within the EU category Team
  • Build reporting tools to understand demand and frequencies of non-inventory products and supplies that support operations.
  • Owner of all metrics and reporting for the OpEx supplies team
  • Learn how to generate reports and dashboards to monitor performance
  • Support the execution of timely payment processing
  • Help the team drive compliance in the procure-to-pay cycle
  • Liaise with suppliers to support development reporting, metrics and performance to support all EU sites
  • Build effective stakeholder relationships, ensuring a high service level in terms of SLAs through supplier engagement
  • Work in full compliance with the company's Spending and Transaction policy, educating and driving the correct behaviours of business stakeholders
  • Contribute to the Harmonisation of the current supplier pool through sourcing events and product consolidation


Skills on Resume: 

  • Process Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting Tools (Hard Skills)
  • Metrics Ownership (Hard Skills)
  • Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Payment Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Procure-to-Pay (Hard Skills)
  • Supplier Liaison (Soft Skills)
  • Stakeholder Relationships (Soft Skills)

2. Category Buyer, NovaEdge Construction Services, Chandler, AZ

Job Summary:

  • Develop innovation opportunities within the category
  • Manage the materials master codes in association with the materials catalogue
  • Ensure all orders are generated and issued to the key stakeholders within the agreed SLAs (Supply chain provider and the Site team)
  • Ensure that the description data inputted within CCMS (Cost Capital Management System) is correctly aligned to the materials catalogue or descripts the works being undertaken within the order
  • Manage all Age debt to minimise late payment to the supply chain
  • Ensure all orders are noted for expediting
  • Highlight any potential performance issues both in delivery and communication
  • Manage the timely delivery of Alliance goods within the agreed period. 
  • Working alongside the Expeditor
  • Escalate issues to the relevant Senior Buyer, Procurement lead or Category manager performance
  • Maintain good relationships with the construction team
  • Knowledge building of products and service with key stakeholders.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Innovation Development (Hard Skills)
  • Materials Management (Hard Skills)
  • Order Generation (Hard Skills)
  • Data Alignment (Hard Skills)
  • Debt Management (Hard Skills)
  • Issue Escalation (Soft Skills)
  • Team Relationships (Soft Skills)
  • Product Knowledge (Hard Skills)

3. Category Development Manager, Helixwave Export Solutions, Baton Rouge, LA

Job Summary:

  • Drive support and engagement with prominent manufacturers
  • Be proactive, ready to take on a new responsibility
  • Position and sell additional services to customers
  • Address ad-hoc customer issues
  • Develop a clear understanding of clients' export department needs
  • Provide supply chain planning expertise and high-level support to the customers
  • Lead the first flag customers in solving customer and product problems of export
  • Maintain all customer pipeline information in the CRM system


Skills on Resume: 

  • Manufacturer Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Proactive Attitude (Soft Skills)
  • Service Selling (Hard Skills)
  • Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
  • Client Understanding (Soft Skills)
  • Supply Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
  • CRM Management (Hard Skills)

4. Category Management Analyst, Riverfront Wholesale Group, Des Moines, IA

Job Summary:

  • Reporting and communication on conversions.
  • Coding and inputting Sellarama/Itwal deals.
  • Coding and inputting tradeshow deals and ensuring we’re getting the same deal as last year.
  • Responsible for producing the monthly flyer.
  • Reviewing, updating and maintaining ECR in the system.
  • Administrative support for the Category Management Team.
  • Monthly velocity reports for selected vendors and Category Managers.
  • Analysis of customer and vendor data.
  • Product file maintenance.
  • Maintain Category Performance Reports.
  • Minute taker for the weekly departmental meeting.
  • Assist with weekly forecasting


Skills on Resume: 

  • Conversion Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Deal Coding (Hard Skills)
  • Flyer Production (Hard Skills)
  • ECR Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Admin Support (Soft Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • File Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Forecast Assistance (Hard Skills)

5. Category Manager, Peakline Retail Corporation, Naperville, IL

Job Summary:

  • Select an Assortment of the concerned Category according to company policy (Cluster & Core Assortment)
  • Maintain trust and reinstall confidence in the relationship with suppliers
  • Negotiate National contracts, trading terms, and promotions with suppliers
  • Follow up on a regular basis with suppliers (targets of sales, Promos, Stock, OOS, deliveries …)
  • Stay involved in Stock Distribution
  • Monitor stock Level and service level ( set up suppliers standards, hangers, size tags and stickers )
  • Make and Respect Buying plan to match DOI ( Division Target 60 days/stores)
  • Remain Up to Date with Market trends ( New items, opportunities and consignment )
  • Visit Big C Stores on a weekly, monthly basis (schedule)
  • Frequent and regular visits of competitors and suppliers (showroom)
  • Responsible for Pricing Strategy and Price Management
  • Responsible for Front Margin, other income, and Back Margin
  • Provide item selection and list on Catalog items (mini D-45)
  • Provide 1- 2 spot items minimum twice per month for the Catalogs
  • Negotiate seasonal area items, Purchases and promotional prices, returnable condition
  • Realize Category review twice a year
  • Determine & Validate with Store team 1ST allocation volume per store


Skills on Resume: 

  • Assortment Selection (Hard Skills)
  • Supplier Trust (Soft Skills)
  • Contract Negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Supplier Follow-up (Soft Skills)
  • Stock Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Buying Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Market Awareness (Hard Skills)
  • Store Coordination (Soft Skills)

6. Senior Category Marketing Manager, Synera Brands & Foods, Albany, NY

Job Summary:

  • Establish strong collaborative relationships with designated merchant teams to ensure marketing support is aligned to business priorities and goals.
  • Lead situational assessments in partnership with merchant, customer insights and analytic teams to identify business challenges and growth opportunities.
  • Clearly articulate and gain key stakeholder buy-in to insight-driven marketing strategies and programs.
  • Own and lead the planning and end-to-end execution of category and promotional marketing programs (e.g. product launches, seasonal campaigns, category promotions...etc.) with the Austin-based marketing team and regionally based marketers.
  • Work closely with the merchant and analytics teams to measure and understand program ROI to make recommendations for future programs.
  • Serve as a steward and champion for the Culinary and Specialty categories with internal and external teams.
  • Be an expert on the competitive landscape and its implications for the business.
  • Coach and develop direct reports to ensure high performance.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Situational Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Buy-in (Soft Skills)
  • Program Execution (Hard Skills)
  • ROI Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Category Advocacy (Soft Skills)
  • Competitive Awareness (Hard Skills)
  • Team Coaching (Soft Skills)

7. Senior Category Manager, Thermatech Solutions Group, Little Rock, AR

Job Summary:

  • Develops and implements multi-year category strategies, creating value for all key Welbilt stakeholders.
  • Develops and executes specific annual total cost and supply chain improvement plans.
  • Negotiates long-term supply agreements, inventory programs, commercial settlements and other types of agreements.
  • Partners with key internal stakeholders to uncover, quantify, and highlight priority opportunities for category improvement.
  • Ensures portfolio of the highest impact opportunities is being resourced by product lines and executive to deliver on SBP goals.
  • Identifies and highlights strategic suppliers for NP projects, working to close gaps in advance of project gates.
  • Ensures the success of NPI launches, outsourcing and supplier changes by ensuring all gate deliverables are in place.
  • Partners with other team members and functions to build and improve the necessary sourcing standard work.
  • Leverages expertise by coaching and mentoring value stream sourcing, materials management, quality, engineering and other in sourcing best practices.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Category Strategy (Hard Skills)
  • Cost Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Agreement Negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Opportunity Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Portfolio Management (Hard Skills)
  • Supplier Identification (Hard Skills)
  • Project Execution (Hard Skills)
  • Mentoring Expertise (Soft Skills)

8. Supply Category Planner, Oakridge Procurement Co., Lexington, KY

Job Summary:

  • Create and maintain positive relationships with product suppliers
  • Meet with product suppliers to support them with all aspects of the inbound supply chain
  • Coordinate stakeholders to assess relevant supply chain costs
  • Identify supply chain cost-saving opportunities and develop operational plans for implementation
  • Analyse supply chain costs and provide proposals for rectification/improvement
  • Support the Executive Manager, Supply Chain, in a professional and efficient manner
  • Liaise with the National Buying department to provide project progress updates
  • Provide support to various internal teams and stakeholders with a variety of work, including cost analysis, project coordination and operational execution support


Skills on Resume: 

  • Supplier Relationships (Soft Skills)
  • Inbound Support (Soft Skills)
  • Cost Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Cost-saving Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Cost Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Manager Support (Soft Skills)
  • Progress Updates (Soft Skills)
  • Project Support (Hard Skills)

9. Category Sourcing Manager, Strataview Manufacturing Ltd, Boise, ID

Job Summary:

  • Oversee, conduct, and actively manage the end-to-end strategic sourcing and procurement process.
  • Provide thought leadership and innovative strategies for optimizing sourcing effectiveness and identifying potential supply chain risks.
  • Establish strong vendor relationships, effectively manage category supply base, perform advanced and intricate negotiations to realize annual savings, and oversee selection of key vendors.
  • Ensure expedient and compliant implementation of new contracts throughout the organization.
  • Actively monitor vendor and internal performance against contracts, industry benchmarks, and previous baselines on a quarterly basis. 
  • Develop and submit reports for senior management.
  • Identify, track and evaluate market changes and new technologies 
  • Manage and/or support the preparation and evaluation of RFIs and RFPs.
  • Oversee roll-out of new vendor contracts and processes to all users.
  • Organize and lead regular QBR with strategic suppliers to track, report and drive continuous improvement on vendor performance metrics.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Sourcing Management (Hard Skills)
  • Strategic Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Vendor Negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Contract Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Report Development (Hard Skills)
  • Market Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Supplier Engagement (Soft Skills)