Senior Category Manager

The Senior Category Manager is responsible for leading the strategy, financial performance, assortment development, pricing, vendor partnerships, inventory management, and overall business results for highly complex, high-volume product categories or groups of related subcategories. This position develops and implements category buying, pricing, promotional, and marketing strategies while ensuring category performance aligns with AutoZone's customer, sales, profitability, and market-share objectives. The Senior Category Manager serves as a senior merchandising leader, providing guidance to Category Managers and supporting the development of merchandising talent while partnering closely with Directors of Category Management on strategic initiatives and long-term category planning. The role requires advanced merchandising expertise, strong financial acumen, vendor negotiation capabilities, and the ability to manage large-scale business opportunities and risks.