Verified Job On Employer Career Site Job Summary: Nuts.com is a rapidly growing multi-channel DTC specialty food and wellness company. They are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Associate Category Merchant to manage their gifting assortment and collaborate with various teams to deliver exceptional product experiences. Responsibilities: • Own the annual Gift assortment strategy by managing product lineups, packaging updates, pricing, and seasonal planning in alignment with brand direction, leveraging hindsight data, customer insights, and market trends, and driving each assortment from design through commercialization to launch. • Collaborate with operations, food safety, brand, marketing and creative teams to plan and execute holiday launches, custom trays, and personalization projects • You’ll own the demand plan for your category and collaborate with the supply planner and buying team • Monitor and optimize performance of gift SKUs (sell-through, margin, inventory, customer feedback) • Support the Category Merchants with item set-up, product lifecycle management, sample coordination, and vendor communication • Help identify assortment gaps and consumer trends to fuel innovation across all categories • Partner with the brand, creative, and eCommerce teams to improve product storytelling, bundling, and discoverability • Conduct competitive analysis and market research across gifting and snacks • Build and maintain assortment and pricing tools, performance trackers, and product calendars • Assist in the development of retail and online merchandising strategies • Partner onsite with our Operations and Buying teams monthly in Cranford NJ Qualifications: Required: • 3 years of experience in merchandising, category management, or buying—ideally in food, CPG, or eCommerce • Passionate about product, trends, and consumer behavior—especially in the gifting or food space • Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment • Strong analytical and organizational skills—you can juggle timelines, product data, and project milestones • Detail-oriented and proactive with excellent communication skills • Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets, Looker • A team player who’s resourceful, entrepreneurial, and excited to help build something meaningful Preferred: • Experience with Netsuite, Shopify, or merchandising systems Company: Nuts.com is a multi-channel retailer of the finest nuts, dried fruit, snacks and pantry staples. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Nuts.com has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.