ABOUT THRIVE MARKET
Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy and sustainable living easy and affordable for everyone. As an online, membershipbased market, we deliver the highest quality healthy, and sustainable products at memberonly prices, while matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need. Every day, we leverage innovative technology and memberfirst thinking to help our over 1,600,000+ members find better products, support better brands, and build a better world in the process. We are also a Certified B Corporation, a Public Benefit Corporation, and a Climate Neutral Certified company.

Join us as we bring healthy and sustainable living to millions of Americans in the years to come.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Category Manager to own merchandising efforts for the Core Pantry (1. Cereals & Granolas, 2. Soups, Meals & Side Dishes, 3. Grains, Pasta & Bread, 4. Canned & Packaged Foods) categories at Thrive Market. This role will be responsible for driving growth in revenue and margin for the category through product assortment and selection, vendor relationship management, pricing, promotion, site merchandising, and a keen understanding of trends. A key component of this position is having a fundamental understanding of the brands, products, and trends driving the Core Pantry, while upholding the highest bar for quality products & ingredients. We maintain a very curated assortment vs. many of our online competitors. Our merchandising team is lean and as a business we are growing quickly, which means priorities change constantly. We’re looking for a nimble, driven, accomplished category management professional who is equally comfortable designing processes, setting clear strategy, and working crossfunctionally to achieve our growth goals. The role typically requires 1520% travel to trade shows and vendor meetings when possible.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Grow and maintain the Core Pantry categories to meet expansion goals including revenue, margin, and other KPIs while at the same time balancing our ingredientquality standards
Drive category strategy and innovation, including best in class shopping experience for Core Pantry
Actively identify, seek out, and cultivate strong vendor relationships with large volume vendors negotiate the best pricing and margin terms, promotional support, maintain consistent and clear communication, and be a strong representative of Thrive Market’s brand and values in every interaction
Review and vet every brand and product that comes through the door to ensure that their ingredients and sourcing practices meet our quality standards
Track, measure, and analyze data and report on KPIs and metrics to identify successes and challenges within category performance, action on areas for improvement, and inform new brandproduct opportunities
Negotiate with partners to secure the most competitive everyday value pricing for our members, accruals, marketing & promotional budgets, rebate growth incentives, delivery, and payment terms
Drive the new productbrand vetting and onboarding process to ensure timely addition to market
Collaborate closely with Merchandising Marketing team to develop and execute annual promotional strategies for brands and categories
Partner with Procurement team on inventory forecasts, new item projections, vendor fulfillment rates, expiry risks, and exiting out of slow moving inventory
Be curious, experimental, and rigorous in your research to make sure our assortment at Thrive Market is ontrend and setting the bar for new products. Know the competitive landscape insideout
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams and be a positive leader both within the merchandising team and the company as a whole

QUALIFICATIONS
4+ years of experience in a buying or category management role
Ecommerce experience highly preferred
Strong negotiation and vendor relationship skills
Deep knowledge of consumer trends and behavior, as well as ingredients and NonGMO certifications
Proven track record of over delivering on KPIs and financial plans
Fluency in technical and tactical merchandising: Excel, Power Point, Google Sheets expertise critical
Willingness to roll your sleeves up and get into the day to day of category management and item launches
Exemplary communication skills: you can present, write clearconcise emails, and understand the nuances of how best to communicate with different teams and vendors
Selfdirecting and selfcorrecting: you’re a natural problem solver skilled at prioritization
Flexibility and ability to adapt quickly to an everevolving environment
Overthetop excitement about making healthy, affordable products available to every American

BELONG TO A BETTER COMPANY
Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
Competitive salary (DOE) + equity
401k plan
9 Observed Holidays
Flexible Paid Time Off
Subsidized ClassPass Membership with access to fitness classes and wellness and beauty experiences
Ability to work in our beautiful coworking space at WeWork in Playa Vista and other locations
Free Thrive Market membership with exclusive employee discount
Coverage for Life Coaching & Therapy Sessions on our holistic mental health and wellbeing platform

Were a community of more than 1 Million + members who are united by a singular belief: It should be easy to find better products, support better brands, make better choices, and build a better world in the process.

At Thrive Market, we believe in building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic culture. If you are excited about this role along with our mission and values, we encourage you to apply.

Thrive Market is an EEOVeteransDisabledLGBTQ employer.

At Thrive Market, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workplace that is representative, at all job levels, of the members we serve and the communities we operate in. We’re proud to be an inclusive company and an Equal Opportunity Employer and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. If you’re thinking about joining our team, we expect that you would agree!

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please email us at eeo@thrivemarket.com and we’ll be happy to assist you.

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JOB INFORMATION:
Compensation Description The base salary range for this position is $85,000 $110,000Per Year.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on several factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and geographic location.
Total Compensation includes Base Salary, Stock Options, Health and Wellness Benefits, Flexible PTO, and more!

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