Full-Time
Manager - Product Assortment
Product Management
Posted on 9/26/2025
WESCO International
5,001-10,000 employees
Global B2B distribution and logistics
No salary listed
Oshawa, ON, Canada
In Person
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- Bachelors Degree – Marketing, Sales, IT or related field required; Master's Degree preferred
- 5 years product assortment planning and management
- 5 years managing product assortments through the product lifecycle with direct responsibility for channel execution, sales and ROI performance
- Strong understanding of product assortment strategy, market trends, customer behaviors and merchandising strategies applied in a complex global distribution environment for a single category
- Demonstrated ability in implementing research findings into actionable and profitable programs that help drive market differentiation
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in Supply Chain, Category Management, Marketing, Pricing, and eCommerce/Omnichannel
- Ability to multi-task and reprioritize in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Experience with sales reporting, profitability reporting, and financial analysis
- Strong problem solving, influencing, and decision-making skills
- Sales mentality and a proactive thinker who can translate corporate product management strategy into digital customer experiences
- Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities
- Ability to travel 0% - 25%
- Develops and executes the overall assortment strategy for aligned product categories
- Manages the full product lifecycle for aligned product categories, including new product introduction, growth, maturity, change and exit/transition phases
- Develops product organization strategies, product information requirements, and product search & presentation strategies
- Collaborates with Merchandising teams, working to shape and define our customers' digital shopping experiences
- Identifies and evaluates emerging product categories and industry trends to expand assortment
- Provides strategic insights based on recurring analyses of the product assortment strategies featured on industry and competitor websites
- Implements strategy and execution to minimize zero search results, maximize product cross/substitutions
- Partners with the marketing team to develop digital promotional campaign strategies
- Communicates and drive business objectives, initiatives, and key results with multiple internal business partners (Category Management, Supplier Management, Master Data Management Team, Pricing Team, Inventory Team, etc.)
- Oversees one or more product assortment professionals
- Forms business relationships with Wesco’s key vendors and suppliers and partner teams
Wesco International distributes electrical, industrial, and communications products to business customers and provides logistics and supply chain services. It operates through three business units: Electrical & Electronic Solutions, Communications & Security Solutions, and Utility & Broadband Solutions. With about 800 branches and offices in around 50 countries, Wesco combines thousands of manufacturer parts with warehousing and distribution to support procurement and logistics for customers like contractors, data centers, security firms, and government agencies. Its goal is to be a reliable, end-to-end partner for multinational and local customers by delivering broad product access and integrated supply chain solutions.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Founded
1922
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Data center sales surged 70% YoY to $1.4B, now 24% of Q1 2026 revenue.
- Record backlog up 22% YoY signals strong forward visibility across all business segments.
- Free cash flow reached $213M, 128% of adjusted net income, enabling debt reduction.
What critics are saying
- Data center demand slowdown post-AI buildout peak erodes 24% of revenue within 12-24 months.
- Hyperscaler vertical integration by Amazon and Google bypasses WESCO for electrical MRO distribution.
- UBS segment EBITDA margin contracted 120 basis points; broadband growth stalled amid BEAD delays.
What makes WESCO International unique
- 700+ global sites across 50 countries enable localized support for multinational data center projects.
- CSS segment achieved 9.0% EBITDA margin with 40% backlog growth from infrastructure demand.
- Workforce development partnerships with NECA support 300+ electrical professionals, strengthening contractor relationships.
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Company News
WESCO currently trades at $274.20, delivering 215% returns since April 2021 and outperforming the S&P 500's 57.8% gain over that period. Despite this strong performance, analysts identify three concerning factors. The company's organic revenue growth averaged just 4% annually over two years, suggesting weakening demand in its core business. Its earnings per share declined 5.9% annually over the past two years whilst revenue grew 2.5%, indicating diminishing profitability. Additionally, WESCO's free cash flow margin averaged only 1.5% over five years, below expectations for industrial businesses and limiting reinvestment opportunities. The stock trades at 16.5× forward P/E, a reasonable valuation, but analysts suggest better opportunities exist elsewhere in the current market.
WESCO reported fourth-quarter revenues of $6.07 billion, up 10.3% year on year, meeting analysts' expectations. However, the company missed estimates for adjusted operating income and earnings per share. The maintenance and repair distributor achieved record annual sales of $23.5 billion, up 8%, with double-digit growth in the second half. Backlog increased 19% to a record level, driven by secular growth trends in AI data centres, power generation and supply chain reshoring. Amongst nine tracked maintenance and repair distributors, the sector showed mixed fourth-quarter results, with revenues beating consensus estimates by 2.1% on average. However, share prices have declined 3.7% on average since earnings. WESCO's stock has fallen 11.6% since reporting, currently trading at $266.72.
Wesco International completes $1.5 billion senior notes offering
Wesco International has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on 31 March 2026 to shareholders of record as of 13 March 2026. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a Fortune 500 company with approximately $24 billion in annual sales in 2025. The company provides business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions across electrical and electronic solutions, communications and security solutions, and utility and broadband solutions. Wesco employs approximately 21,000 people and operates more than 700 sites in around 50 countries.
Wesco's junk bond offering draws $6B demand on AI data center surge, signaling investor rush into infrastructure plays. Stock targets hit $340 amid $14.5B capex boom.