Occupation

Category Manager

Category Managers develop and execute product strategy for a defined business category, managing vendor relationships, pricing, and assortment to balance profitability with business goals. The work combines market analysis and data interpretation with cross-functional collaboration across purchasing, marketing, operations, and other teams, often involving supplier negotiation and product launch oversight. The role suits analytically strong professionals with retail, food service, or product management experience who can influence stakeholders and think strategically about category performance in their industry.

Duties & responsibilities

Develop and execute category strategy aligned with business objectives and market conditions
Analyze category performance data to identify growth opportunities and optimize pricing and assortment
Negotiate supplier contracts and manage vendor relationships to secure favorable terms and ensure quality
Lead cross-functional projects with purchasing, marketing, operations, and other teams to execute category initiatives
Oversee product launches and category changes from planning through implementation
Build and maintain supplier scorecards and qualification frameworks to evaluate performance
Identify and mitigate supply chain risks and develop contingency strategies for critical items

What Category Manager roles involve, from employers’ own postings.

How much does a Category Manager make?

Too few Category Manager postings state pay to publish a median yet: 3 of 6 open roles do, and we wait for 25.

Who is hiring for Category Manager roles?

6 open Category Manager roles from 6 employers; the most at Blue Apron, Crusoe and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.

From employers’ own postings, as of2026-10-27.

Category Manager in the job market

Last checked October 27, 2026

Open roles: 6
Employers: 6
Median pay: —
Disclose pay: —

Open Category Manager roles (6)

Category Manager

Sullair Corporation

Raleigh, NC

Listed on Sullair Corporation’s careers site · Apply there ↗

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Category Manager

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Stratham, NH

Listed on Ghirardelli Chocolate Company’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Category Manager

Heil Environmental Industries

CN-Changzhou

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Sr. Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Electrical)

Crusoe

Full-time · Arvada, CO · $120,000 – $145,000

Crusoe seeks a strategic sourcing leader to manage their electrical component supply chain end-to-end, building supplier strategies and frameworks for critical items like switchgear and specialized hardware. The role suits someone with industrial electrical expertise who enjoys negotiating complex contracts and mitigating supply-chain risks at a company scaling AI infrastructure.

Listed on Crusoe’s careers site · Apply there ↗

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Director, Category Management, Hims

Hims and Hers

Full-time · US Remote · $200,000 – $240,000

This Director role owns the strategic and operational drivers of a healthcare category's growth, from customer acquisition through retention and new treatment launches, with a clear path to general management. The role suits experienced operators who can drive measurable business outcomes across clinical, product, and growth functions while managing complex trade-offs in a regulated healthcare environment.

Listed on Hims and Hers’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Senior Associate, Category Management

Blue Apron

Full-time · New York, NY · $114,500 – $128,000

This role supports menu strategy and innovation for Wonder's restaurant brands, blending data analysis with cross-functional collaboration across culinary, marketing, and operations. It suits early-career professionals with analytical chops who want to learn restaurant business fundamentals while advancing toward a category management position.

Listed on Blue Apron’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Employers hiring Category Managers

6 in total, most open roles first.