Posted:
6/12/2024, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Massachusetts, United States ⋅ Westborough, Massachusetts, United States
Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Sales & Account Management
Join our team of more than 34,000 team members, supporting our members and communities in our Club Support Center, 235+ clubs and eight distribution centers. BJ’s Wholesale Club offers a collaborative and inclusive environment where all team members can learn, grow and be their authentic selves. Together, we’re committed to providing outstanding service and convenience to our members, helping them save on the products and services they need for their families and homes.
The Benefits of working at BJ’s
• BJ’s pays weekly
• Eligible for free BJ's Inner Circle and Supplemental membership(s)*
• Generous time off programs to support busy lifestyles*
o Vacation, Personal, Holiday, Sick, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty
• Benefit plans for your changing needs*
o Three medical plans**, Health Savings Account (HSA), two dental plans, vision plan, flexible spending
*eligibility requirements vary by position
**medical plans vary by location
Job Summary:
The Sr. CMP Manager is a new role designed to lead the adoption of the Category Management Process (CMP) at BJ’s. CMP is an end-to-end assortment planning process for each category that delivers profitable sales growth via member-backed assortments, as well as exceptional product cost and member value through well-choreographed vendor partnerships.
The ultimate goal of the CMP is to offer the best possible product assortment to BJ’s member families and in so doing, deliver on our ambitious growth goals. The CMP is a key pillar of BJ’s merchandising transformation and a core priority for the BJ’s executive leadership team.
Reporting to the VP of Merchandising Transformation, this role is part of a newly created team tasked with partnering with BJ’s merchants to influence and lead the company’s strategic decisions on category assortment, acting as coach, thought-partner, sounding-board and process guardian during the journey of adoption of the CMP methodology, This role will have high visibility in the organization, a cross-functional reach and act as role model on all matters related to the CMP.
The Sr CMP Manager is responsible for partnering with multiple merchants during the annual CMP reviews to guide the development of high-quality assortment plans and help achieve successful negotiation outcomes with vendors.
Key responsibilities include:
Success for this role will be twofold:
This role is ideally suited for an internal candidate with a strong understanding of BJ’s merchandising processes and culture as well as familiarity with the CMP processes piloted at BJ’s over the past years. The ideal candidate is collaborative, proactive, change-oriented, well-organized, able to influence others beyond the line of authority and able to communicate effectively and persuasively.
This role offers the opportunity of exposure to several merchandising categories at once, visibility on our cross-functional processes and the ability to have a lasting impact on the trajectory of our merchandising organization.
Job Qualifications:
Website: https://bjs.com/
Headquarter Location: Westborough, Massachusetts, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1984
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Private Equity
Industries: E-Commerce ⋅ Retail ⋅ Shopping