Senior Category Manager

The Category Manager owns the regional category strategy and portfolio roadmap, driving profitable growth, market share, and customer satisfaction. The role is accountable for portfolio performance, including sales, margin, pricing, product mix, and go-to-market effectiveness, while representing the voice of the customer and market. The Category Manager leads portfolio expansion, positioning, pricing, and new product introductions, aligning regional priorities with global strategy and partnering across Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Product Information, and Supply Chain to deliver sustainable business results. What you can look forward to as Category Manager Develop and execute category strategies aligned with global-regional business objectives, customer needs, and market opportunities to drive sustainable growth and profitability. Conduct market, vehicle population (VIO), and competitive analysis, including product coverage, benchmarking, market share, pricing, and portfolio gap assessments, to identify growth opportunities and strengthen competitive positioning. Drive portfolio development and coverage expansion by prioritizing opportunities based on market potential, customer demand, and strategic business objectives. Monitor and evaluate category performance through sales, profitability, market share, product mix, and other key business indicators, translating insights into actionable improvement plans. Support pricing strategies, business case development, and commercial recommendations to enhance revenue growth, profitability, and market competitiveness. Lead and support portfolio initiatives, including new product introductions (NPI), portfolio optimization, product lifecycle management, and range extension opportunities. Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Marketing and other cross-functional teams to successfully execute category and portfolio strategies. Partner with Sales and Planning teams to support demand forecasting, portfolio planning, and the successful execution of both existing portfolio initiatives and new business opportunities. Serve as the voice of the market and category expert, translating customer, market, and performance insights into strategic recommendations that drive measurable business results . Your Profile as Category Manager

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Product Management, Portfolio Management, Marketing, or a related commercial role.
• Experience managing product portfolios, pricing strategies, and go-to-market initiatives.
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated success driving sales growth, profitability, and market share.
• Experience with new product introductions (NPI), portfolio expansion, and product lifecycle management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate market and customer insights into actionable business strategies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and business analytics tools.
• Personal Time
• Paid Holidays
• A strong diversity culture
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

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