Senior Category Specialist

Job Description:

The closing date for applications is 28th February 2025.

The Senior Category Specialist position is a highly collaborative role on the Workhuman Ecommerce team that partners on cross-functional initiatives to define and execute catalog, promotional, and supplier partnership strategies.  

In this role, you will focus on optimizing a wide assortment of merchandise while building successful long-term relationships with a breadth of suppliers, all backed by a deep understanding of sales trends and business analytics.  

What we can offer you  

• Build strong relationships with suppliers to maximize our mutual business growth and deliver on revenue and profitability goals 
• Drive ongoing pricing (permanent and temporary/promotional) negotiations and related partnership programs with suppliers 
• Build and manage a pipeline for sourcing brand marketing funds while coordinating cross-functional execution of placements and campaigns 
• Partner with promotional merchandising team to drive integrated pricing and marketing opportunities into curated experiences  
• Proactively identify and implement supplier and catalog management process improvements in partnership with Merchandising, Operations, and Product teams 
• Create, maintain and utilize a range of business reports and analyses to understand trends and drivers, effectively communicating insights among colleagues, team leaders and external partners 

The skills you bring 

• 4+ years of Retail / ECommerce / Merchandising or Consulting experience 
• Experience negotiating pricing/other terms with external stakeholders 
• Skilled to an advanced level in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel (pivot tables, formulae, data visualization using graphs and charts, etc.) 
• Experience working in cloud-based analytics and data visualization tools 
• Experience with Ecommerce systems/tools (product information management, supplier/partner management, etc.) a plus 
• Excellent project management skills, ability to juggle multiple workstreams with complex interdependencies and tight deadlines 

Achievements  

• You have experience serving as an internal expert, collaborating globally with cross-functional teams, analyzing trends, and maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders. 
• You are articulate and have persuasive written and verbal communication, with a strong ability to engage with C-suite level contacts and negotiate effectively with key stakeholders. 
• You possess an entrepreneurial mindset, supporting strategic planning efforts while executing necessary tactics. You demonstrate strong analytical and quantitative skills, coupled with a solution-driven mindset. 
• You are a highly organized, detail-oriented, and flexible self-starter capable of making a significant impact even in situations with limited structure or foundation. You are creative, innovative and have problem-solving abilities to enhance overall adaptability. 

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with years of service
• Company plan VHI Health Care & Dental cover for employee, partner and children
• Pension commencing from day one and matched up to 5% after the probation period.
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• We live our values and that includes being super-users of our own recognition program, Workhuman Spark®.
• Discounted gift certificates
• Discounted TaxSaver Travel cards/free car parking (subject to availability)
• Access to our Tuition Reimbursement Scheme
• Access to Workhuman University
• Workhuman employees are offered up to one paid day volunteering per year.
• Access to a fully equipped, state of the art onsite gym and fitness area wit shower facilities
• Ability to participate in onsite regular gym classes led by professional instructors including spin, yoga, and HIIT
• The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a confidential service available to all Workhuman employees from your first day of employment and is free of charge.
• Free breakfast cereal, fruit, pastries, tea/coffee, lunch, fantastic catered events throughout the year etc.

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The Company:

At Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals’ differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don’t think you “check every single box” above, please still consider applying. We’re looking for a human who is collaborative, innovative with a growth mindset

We love what we do because we’re shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world’s leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.

Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:

• We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large-sized workplace category. We were also recognised as the Best Workplace for Women and the Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

• In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium-sized workplace category.

•  We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as the Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work, and U.S. Best Places to Work.

• There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.

• Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation, and Imagination.

Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.