NAPA Auto Parts is Hiring: Associate Category Manager at their Headquarters near The Battery!
📍 Hybrid – In Office 3 Days/Week - Must live in the Atlanta area
Ready to accelerate your career in category management with one of the most recognized names in the automotive industry? NAPA Auto Parts is looking for an Associate Category Manager to join our team at our headquarters near The Battery in Atlanta, GA.
In this high-impact role, you'll support the Category Manager in driving growth, profitability, and operational excellence across assigned product categories. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your contributions will help shape the future of the automotive aftermarket.
💼 What You’ll Do:
- Support the Category Manager in growing and managing a specific category or group of categories, ensuring a strong balance of financial, operational, and customer-focused outcomes.
- Partner closely with the supplier base to ensure adherence to all promotional and operational expectations.
- Administer all supplier income, ensuring timely and accurate billing and reporting.
- Manage the set-up of all new product lines and suppliers, making sure all information is accurately captured and aligned with key process milestones.
- Facilitate the promotions process across all publications and channels, ensuring timelines and key milestones are met.
- Serve as a point of contact and work cross-functionally with a wide variety of stakeholders, ensuring questions and requests related to the categories are handled efficiently and effectively.
- Assist in the day-to-day operational aspects of category management
🧠 What You Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in category management, sales, marketing, inventory/program management, data analysis--ideally in a multi-site distribution or retail business
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Highly driven, eager to grow in a career within Category Management.
- Willingness to travel - 10%-20%.
This is a hybrid role, requiring in-office presence 3 days per week at our Atlanta headquarters near The Battery.
At NAPA, you'll join a collaborative team that values integrity, innovation, and results—and you’ll gain hands-on experience that builds a strong foundation for long-term success.