Job Title Sr. Category Manager – Groundworx & Finishworx Position Overview Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec , Shaw Floors, Patcraft , Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass , Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more . Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide. The category m anager ’s primary objective is to execute all key go-to-market and product management initiatives to ensure sales and NDC success . This will be accomplished with specific focus on product and brand management, product assortment analysis, key business metrics developm ent and analysis, sample/expense/inventory control, and support of Territory Managers and TotalWorx Ambassadors in the field. Responsibilities : + Work with all disciplines that drive Shaw’s Groundworx & Finishworx profitability and growth . This will require key relationships throughout the company. + Develop and manage a strategic plan for growth and profitability of our Groundworx business through all Shaw selling channels with particular focus on the products manufactured by Shaw. + Assist in the development of the cushion business model, and budgeting for the quarterly and annual business plans. + Work passionately and with high energy in order to lead change and drive innovation in each category. + Work seamlessly with global sourcing to ensure we are developing the appropriate supply partners and providing our customers the necessary tools to grow their business . The goal is to have long term, profitable relationships with each vendor. + The primary contact for the field marketing organization on product, training and marketing related issues. Communicate the product and marketing plans to the field in a consistent and effective manner. + Travel with key field salespeople to visit key customers t o learn what is important to them and develop programs that best support their business + Help manage inventory levels and turns in concert with sourcing, inventory management and forecasting. + Help manage and minimize excess inventory by monitoring the levels and promoting excess with the highest possible recovery, proactively seeing and correcting issues while they are still manageable. + Attend all key markets, events and meetings at the field level to understand the market and develop relationships. + Consistent customer /salesperson interaction via travel, telephone and email . Having significant customer /salesperson relationships is a requirement . + Develop and meet sample inventory metrics . + Work closely with Marketing Technology to ensure that these categories are an integral part of our digital marketing effort. + Develop and maintain accurate price lists and support our DVP’s and TM ’s with our pricing strategies. + Develop key measures for the sales force and monitor them regularly . Requirements : + College degree is preferred Work Shift 8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.