Senior Category Manager

Redmond, WA (Unknown)

$106K/yr – $223K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 1. Sell-In & Demand Planning (CPFR/ADP) Own the Americas CPFR/ADP process end to end — cadence, assumptions, consolidation, and publishing the demand signal.
  • Hold accountability that Sell-In revenue and gross margin (GM) are met or exceeded.
  • Run monthly demand-plan reviews with each market-maker account, holding the consolidated plan within tolerance of their financial targets.
  • Reconcile Sell-In and channel inventory to Sell-Through / WOS targets, ensuring aligned signals across Sales, Channel Ops, Category, and Supply Chain.
  • Own launch and EOL supply readiness, and build contingency / agility models that turn demand shifts into supply action.
  • 2. Weekly Operating Rhythm (ROB) Stand up and run the weekly cadence that keeps supply and demand synced early: Monday supply update; Tuesday account outlook (Sell-In and Sell-Through); Wednesday consolidated Americas Sell-In view vs. plan; Thursday readout to WW Category.
  • Continuously improve Sell-Through demand forecasting and channel-inventory monitoring.
  • 3. Sell-In Outlook & Insight Own the Sell-In outlook by account within the consolidated Americas plan (sell-thru and promo by account are set by the account and category owners).
  • Provide the context and insight behind the Sell-In plan — the assumptions, drivers, and risks that explain the numbers, not the numbers alone.
  • 4. Cross-Team Orchestration (Partner & Direct) Orchestrate across NA account, operations, finance, supply chain, and marketing teams to converge on one plan — leading through influence without authority across partner and direct.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience OR equivalent experience.

Preferred

  • 4+ years experience managing and expanding a category and attaining sales and profitability targets within a complex (e.g., multinational or matrixed) organization OR equivalent experience.
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, or related field AND 6+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience OR equivalent experience.
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Redmond, Washington, US
237K employees (11,715 in marketing)

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$106K/yr – $223K/yr

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Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

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  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
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