BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
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BJ's Club Support Center Marlborough, MA #5997time type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition id:
R225151**A World-Class Team**BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most.We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.**Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s**At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.**Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:*** **Weekly Pay:** Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.* **Free BJ’s Memberships:** Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.\** **Generous Paid Time Off:** Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.\** **Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits:** Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.\** **401(k) Retirement Savings Plan:** Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).\** **Employee Stock Purchase Plan:**
Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.\*\*Eligibility requirements vary by position.**Job Summary:**The Sr. Category Merchant is responsible for managing the assigned categories, including establishing category strategies, developing business objectives, achieving financial goals (including: sales, margin and inventory goals), establishing strong vendor relationships, (including: negotiating vendor pricing and terms) and providing leadership to the merchandise team.
**Additional Responsibilities Include:*** Responsible for the performance of assigned categories including driving growth, category profitability and customer experience.* Responsible for product assortment and the development of competitive merchandise annual plans that achieve financial objectives.* Negotiates pricing and terms with new, existing and prospective vendors. Builds strong relationships with the vendor community and exercises flexibility in approach to negotiations.* Manages the development of the sales and margin plans and forecasts in close partnership with cross functional team for assigned categories.* Communicates merchandising strategies to cross functional teams to ensure proper and timely execution and support of strategy.* Connects strategies to business operations and maintains an understanding of business operational goals and challenges, working to ensure progress.* Responsible for value management for assigned categories including price indexing and achievement of margin targets.* Collaborates with the Vendors, Pricing team and Marketing team to develop pricing, promotional and campaign strategies for assigned categories.* Continually evaluates merchandising performance and promptly reacts to changes in the business to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks.* Provides leadership and training to the merchandise team. Provides the team with frequent and actionable feedback and professional development opportunities.* Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace.* Performs other duties as assigned. **Requirements:**
* Bachelor’s degree in business or operations related field, MBA optional* 7+ years related merchandising / category management experience* Strong Negotiation skills* Proven record of decision-making ability* Strong communication and interpersonal skills* Proven analytical and organizational skillsIn accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is $125,500.00 - $160,000.00This is a hybrid role. Tuesday through Thursday are in-office days at BJ's Club Support Center in Marlborough, MA and Monday and Friday are remote days.**Who We Are**BJ’s Wholesale Club is driven by a powerful purpose: we take care of the families who depend on us. More than 8 million members rely on us for unbeatable value and convenience. Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s is a leading membership warehouse club with over 250 clubs, nearly 200 BJ’s Gas stations and eight distribution centers across 21 states – and growing.BJ’s offers the highest-quality fresh produce, meat, deli and bakery items as well as apparel, electronics, home goods and more – all at unbeatable value. Our members shop how and when they want, whether it’s in our clubs, online or with curbside pickup. #J-18808-Ljbffr
BJ's Club Support Center Marlborough, MA #5997time type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition id:
R225151**A World-Class Team**BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most.We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.**Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s**At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.**Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:*** **Weekly Pay:** Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.* **Free BJ’s Memberships:** Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.\** **Generous Paid Time Off:** Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.\** **Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits:** Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.\** **401(k) Retirement Savings Plan:** Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).\** **Employee Stock Purchase Plan:**
Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.\*\*Eligibility requirements vary by position.**Job Summary:**The Sr. Category Merchant is responsible for managing the assigned categories, including establishing category strategies, developing business objectives, achieving financial goals (including: sales, margin and inventory goals), establishing strong vendor relationships, (including: negotiating vendor pricing and terms) and providing leadership to the merchandise team.
**Additional Responsibilities Include:*** Responsible for the performance of assigned categories including driving growth, category profitability and customer experience.* Responsible for product assortment and the development of competitive merchandise annual plans that achieve financial objectives.* Negotiates pricing and terms with new, existing and prospective vendors. Builds strong relationships with the vendor community and exercises flexibility in approach to negotiations.* Manages the development of the sales and margin plans and forecasts in close partnership with cross functional team for assigned categories.* Communicates merchandising strategies to cross functional teams to ensure proper and timely execution and support of strategy.* Connects strategies to business operations and maintains an understanding of business operational goals and challenges, working to ensure progress.* Responsible for value management for assigned categories including price indexing and achievement of margin targets.* Collaborates with the Vendors, Pricing team and Marketing team to develop pricing, promotional and campaign strategies for assigned categories.* Continually evaluates merchandising performance and promptly reacts to changes in the business to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks.* Provides leadership and training to the merchandise team. Provides the team with frequent and actionable feedback and professional development opportunities.* Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace.* Performs other duties as assigned. **Requirements:**
* Bachelor’s degree in business or operations related field, MBA optional* 7+ years related merchandising / category management experience* Strong Negotiation skills* Proven record of decision-making ability* Strong communication and interpersonal skills* Proven analytical and organizational skillsIn accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is $125,500.00 - $160,000.00This is a hybrid role. Tuesday through Thursday are in-office days at BJ's Club Support Center in Marlborough, MA and Monday and Friday are remote days.**Who We Are**BJ’s Wholesale Club is driven by a powerful purpose: we take care of the families who depend on us. More than 8 million members rely on us for unbeatable value and convenience. Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s is a leading membership warehouse club with over 250 clubs, nearly 200 BJ’s Gas stations and eight distribution centers across 21 states – and growing.BJ’s offers the highest-quality fresh produce, meat, deli and bakery items as well as apparel, electronics, home goods and more – all at unbeatable value. Our members shop how and when they want, whether it’s in our clubs, online or with curbside pickup. #J-18808-Ljbffr