Associate Category Manager

SupplyHouse.com, a fast-growing and successful e-commerce company, is looking for a new Associate Category Manager to join our Merchandising Team. This role is ideal for a subject matter expert in heating and hydronic products with an eagerness to expand their career in merchandising to drive category growth and enhance our product offerings. As an Associate Category Manager, you will play a critical role in optimizing our heating assortment by identifying emerging product opportunities, guiding strategic decision-making, and providing technical insights to enhance our offerings. If you have a strong technical background in the heating industry and a passion for product strategy, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a remote-based role within select states in the United States. At this time, we are only able to employ those located in the following states: Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

This position will require travel to our NY office headquarters three times per year for internal meetings and team-building activities. The cost of travel for employees out of the area will be covered by the company. Additionally, our offices are always available for staff to use as much as desired.

A company laptop and other necessary equipment will be provided along with a $250 stipend for your work from home space.

Role Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Location: Remote (Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington)

Schedule: Standard business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET. However, we provide flexibility based on local time zones and our Flex-Time Policy.

Salary: $55,000 - $70,000 (Annually)

About Our Heating Category:

The Heating category at SupplyHouse.com offers a comprehensive selection of products designed to keep spaces warm and efficient. From boilers and expansion tanks to radiant heat supplies, radiators, and hydronic heating systems, our product assortment covers everything our customers need for reliable heating solutions. We partner with top industry brands to provide high-quality products while ensuring competitive pricing and availability. Our team continuously analyzes market trends, customer needs, and technological advancements to expand our offerings and deliver the best heating solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Support the category strategies, which includes understanding industry trends, product assortments, and product reviews  
• Make recommendations to the Category team on new products and brands to launch that align with the category strategy  
• Review current products in the category as well as perform product life management for new and existing products  
• Manage day to day vendor relationship activities and provide solutions to any topics that need resolution 
• Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional departments to support the category strategy  
• Assist with product promotions and educational strategies around new and existing products 
• Help support the growth of sales for the categories supported through first to market ideas and the management of product positions
• Work with our customer base to gather insights and determine how to implement those insights 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with concentrations in Business Management, Merchandising, Engineering, or Marketing
• 5-7 years of hard parts knowledge or technical skills in industry related fields (Heating required)
• 0-2 years of experience in merchandising, product development, sales, supply chain management, or other related fields  
• Experience in Microsoft Excel and retail systems  
• Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills
• Statistical analysis and data manipulation skills
• Proven ability to prioritize and meet deadlines while remaining flexible in a high growth environment
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team setting 

Why work with us:

• We have awesome benefits – We offer 401k with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options, vacation, and sick days.
• We promote a work/life balance – We value your time! We encourage a healthy separation between your professional and personal life with our flex-time work policy and health & wellness initiatives that allow employees to feel refreshed and recharged.
• We support growth – We promote continuous learning and development through our on-the-job trainings, educational workshops, DEI initiatives, internal mobility opportunities, and professional development expense reimbursement program.
• We give back – We live and breathe our core value, generosity, by giving back to our local communities and to the heating, plumbing, and HVAC trades. We host donation drives, encourage our team members to nominate organizations, and donate to support the trades.
• We stay engaged – We maintain our company culture through promoting virtual events and annual in-person events. Look out for our End of Year Celebration, Summer Picnic, Core Values Celebrations, Employee Appreciation Day, optional virtual out-of-office monthly events, and more!
• We listen – We value hearing from our employees. Everyone at SupplyHouse has a voice and we encourage that they use it! We actively elicit feedback through our monthly town halls, regular 1:1 check-ins, and company-wide ideas form, and incorporate suggestions to ensure our team enjoys coming to work every day.

SupplyHouse.com strongly values inclusion and encourages individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply for this position.

What our employees are saying:

• “SupplyHouse is a great place to work. We witness GRIT here every day. People are respected, our ideas are always valued and encouraged, and teamwork is also a great quality in employees. Overall, we have amazing people here!" -Yash, IT Team
• "I appreciate that SupplyHouse.com values generosity and giving back to local communities. The company truly listens to its team members to gather feedback on which organizations and efforts we should be supporting. This excites not only myself, but my colleagues and throughout the year, we can look forward to a variety of philanthropic opportunities where we can get involved in helping organizations that matter to us.” -Anna, HR Team

Check us out! https://www.supplyhouse.com/our-company

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. SupplyHouse.com will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

We are committed to providing a safe and secure work environment for our employees, customers, and partners. As part of this commitment, we conduct thorough background checks on all potential employees as part of our hiring process. Please note that the background check will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remote employees are expected to work in a distraction-free environment. Personal devices, background noise, and other distractions should be kept to a minimum to avoid disrupting virtual meetings or business operations.

All emails from the SupplyHouse team will only be sent from an @supplyhouse.com email address. Please exercise caution if you receive an email from an alternate domain such as @gmail.com, @hotmail.com, etc.