Job Description

Position Summary:

The catalog manager provides expertise at a global level, in managing and growing ACES and PIES Presence for our NRS Brakes Product line. This role includes ensuring that products complement and support the company’s overall strategic goals. The manager will be responsible for maintaining automotive aftermarket online catalog system, conducting competitive research and analysis, suggest recommended strategies and implement strategies.

Responsibilities:

Ensure customer and NRS Brakes requirements are met including SKU images for our electronic catalogue and meet Aces & Pies specifications.
Manages internal Automotive Catalog System and aftermarket parts database for online catalog exchange standard systems.
Ensure accuracy and precision inputting ACES & PIES data and data submissions for all brake products.
Maintain both US and Canadian price sheets to ensure new numbers have been added to the price sheet after pricing has been established.
Conduct market research to identify strategies, opportunities and recommend product lines and strategies based on competitor data, hole reports vs. the population in the vehicles in operation and registration data.
Source data conversions, manipulation, expansion, columnarized, normalization of required flat data files from Motor OE, VIO, Polk and Experian.
Based on data retrieved, manipulate data to interchange and connect it to our part numbers
Implementation and training of cross-functional product team members on PIM system use, parts and application data dictionaries maintenance, data overlaps and aces non-compliance data clean-up, Aces and Napa vehicle maintenance, product launch synch with applications, OE carry-overs and holes coverage research, etc.
Document and monitor new SKU launch objectives and ensure they are done correctly.
Maintain information on automotive parts such as applications, interchanges, bill of materials and part images which produces the comprehensive part catalogs.
Launch separate team efforts as required and ensure efficient use of the team resources by gaining support for each program’s objectives.
Troubleshoots problems through analyzing system report and taking action to resolve the issues.
Preparing import files, mapping imported data to industry standards.
Track requisite data to conform to Key Performance Indicators for continual improvement.
Lead continual improvement processes and procedures to ensure efficiency across cross functional teams.
Conduct reporting on KPIs and present findings to the executive team.
Perform other duties as required by the business.

Competencies Required

At least 3 years experience in catalog management, product development, launch and implementation in the Automotive Aftermarket industry.
Expert in ACES and PIES.
Excellent communication skills; verbal and written.
Detail-oriented and organization skills.
Ability to detect problems proactively and problem-solving skills along with a positive can-do attitude
Have an Understanding of how the manufacturing validation process runs in relation to complex new products that stretch across various engineering teams and manufacturing centers / factories (methodology, validation plans, associated KPIs)
Project leading/management skills, and working in a cross-cultural, cross-functional environment
PC skills; Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Experience in the braking industry is an asset.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

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