Category supervisor vs category manager

Differences between category supervisor and category manager duties and responsibilities

Category supervisor example responsibilities.

• Manage relationships with primary suppliers including monitoring and purchasing commodities, forecasting, marketing initiatives and quality control.
• Assist with and preform numerous responsibilities, including administrative, policy and procedures, personnel issues, payroll preparation and submission.
• Demonstrate excellent customer sales lead (CSL) behaviors.
• Conduct CSL and associate observations and provide feedback and coaching.
• Perform analytical research of the syndicated market and/or retail data to effectively evaluate wine performance in the market.

Category manager example responsibilities.

• Lead team to manage predominantly seasonal fashion apparel by reacting to trends with appropriate buys and proactive exit strategies.
• Manage and create purchase plans and OTB's.
• Design and manage all BTL plans for the brands.
• Manage multiple sources of data to mine for business voids and opportunities at both macro and micro levels.
• Deliver profit and sales forecasts, manage merchandising budget, and used IRI data to produce optimal product mix.
• Lead a high performance jewelry merchandising team in a digital commerce environment through television, e-commerce, and social media.
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