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Category Manager - Engineered Materials / Fastening Systems

@ CSS White Cap Supply Canada Inc

Vaughan, Ontario

HybridFull-time7+ years experience
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Overview

CSS White Cap Supply Canada Inc is hiring a full-time Category Manager for Engineered Materials and Fastening Systems. The role manages a product portfolio under $20M in revenue, executes category programs and merchandising strategy, and liaises with customers and internal project teams. Typically requires a related bachelor's degree and about 7 years of related experience, with 5% to 20% overnight travel.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a portfolio of product categories under $20M in revenue
  • Develop and execute category programs with cross-functional teams
  • Oversee product mix, planograms, analytics and visual merchandising
  • Serve as liaison to customers, management and project affiliates

Requirements summary:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
  • Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field
  • May require certification
  • Advanced degree may offset less experience

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Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-10-29
First seen by our source
2026-10-30
Source record updated
2026-11-06

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentBusiness operations
Experience7+ years
Manages peopleYes
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
Encouraged to applyIndigenous peoples
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyBusiness, Marketing, Supply Chain Management

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Job description

A position at White Cap isn’t your ordinary job. You’ll work in an exciting and diverse environment, meet interesting people, and have a variety of career opportunities.

The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment.

Job Summary

Responsible for executing awarded categories (less than $20M in revenue) and managing timelines for execution. Partner with key merchants and Functional Leader to obtain and assess data for merchandising strategy. Act as the liaison with internal/external project affiliates; present key recommendations and collaborate project results to meet and/or exceed corporate objectives.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

  • Manages key product categories in a portfolio of products less than $20M in revenue. Serves as business liaison to customers, management, and others affiliated with the project team.
  • Drives and executes category program development using the toll gate process and works cross functionally with Packaging Design, Supply Chain, Distribution, Product Forecast, In Store Service, Sourcing, and Finance/Pricing/Hurdle Rate.
  • Oversees category product mix development, innovation, planograms (POG), analytics (GMROI, Turns, Margins), Centralized Automatic Replenishment (CAR), Automatic Maintenance Tool (AMT), and visual merchandising.
  • Develops and executes merchandising strategy utilizing key components of business drivers.
  • Ensures systems are set up properly to support unique distribution and service ordering system.
  • Develops strategies to solve multi-faceted problems through understanding of fundamental issues throughout the organization at all levels.

Nature and Scope

  • Solutions require analysis and investigation.
  • Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
  • Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.

Work Environment

  • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
  • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
  • Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Education and Experience

  • Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications


If you’re looking to play a role in building Canada, consider one of our open opportunities. We can’t wait to meet you.


We encourage all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America to self-identify in their applications.


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