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Supplier Relationship Manager

Columbia Safety and Supply
Atlanta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/17/2026

Department: Product Management

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Description

The Product Manager will play a key role in shaping and driving our product strategy—leading efforts around portfolio management, new product development, and overall execution across our product offering and supply chain. Reporting to the VP of Product Management, this role will focus on growing top-line sales, improving profitability, managing inventory and vendors, and leading successful product launches.

This is a high-impact position that’s vital to achieving GME’s long-term goals. The Product Manager will help strengthen supplier relationships, streamline operations, and deliver an exceptional customer experience.

Requirements for success:

  • Lead assigned product categories by aligning with Sales and Marketing to ensure a customer-driven, competitive, and high-value product offering.
  • Oversee the entire product life cycle—from selection and launch to performance tracking and phase-out—to support company goals and portfolio health.
  • Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to gather feedback, align on business needs, and deliver a compelling value proposition.
  • Establish and maintain retail pricing strategies that protect margin while staying aligned with market trends and competitive benchmarks.
  • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to manage Co-Op funds, ensuring effective use and strong ROI for both GME and supplier partners.
  • Work closely with Supply Chain to negotiate supplier pricing, terms, and contracts to support cost efficiency and service goals.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert on GME’s product offering, supporting both internal teams and external partners with timely and accurate information.
  • Coordinate product training efforts with the Sales Training team to ensure commercial teams are equipped to promote new and core products.
  • Lead the new product development process, ensuring cross-functional alignment and communication from concept through launch.
  • Support acquisition integration by aligning new suppliers and product lines with GME’s systems, processes, and standards.

Ideal candidate qualities include:

  • Minimum 1 years’ experience in the related fields of product, supply chain, or sales
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management or a related field
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong work ethic and sense of urgency
  • Ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently and effectively
  • Persistence with the ability to schedule and follow up

Why it's great to build your career with us!

We are a tight-knit group, and we understand the needs of our teammates. This personal connection allows us to strategically design competitive benefits packages that enhance the employee experience and support overall well-being. Some of our benefits:
  • Health, Vision & Dental Insurance with company contributions
    • Company HSA Contributions
    • Add On Insurance Options: Accident, Short Term Disability, etc.
  • Free Employee Assistance Program: 24/7 access
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) that increases with tenure, plus company-paid holidays
  • Volunteer Paid Time Off: Give back to our community & get paid!
  • 401k Matching Options with no Vesting Requirements
Applications are being taken exclusively online for this role, we look forward to learning about the ways that your talents will support the growth and vision of our organization!

This job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


The GMES family of companies provides to individuals of all races, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital, and veteran status, equal employment opportunities within our dynamic growth plans.

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