Description
We are seeking a Security and Management Category Manager to support our office in Spring, Texas. As a Security and Management Category Manager, you will have superior understanding of the category product, business management, and sales challenges and strategies. You will actively contribute to and lead the definition of the category business plan, establish relationships with the sales force and other partners at a senior level, and have product line and quota responsibility for a significant share of the product range or a specific customer segment.
Responsibilities:
- Actively contribute to and lead the definition of the category business plan
- Establish relationships and represent the team with the sales force and other partners at a senior level
- Have product line and quota responsibility for a significant share of the product range or a specific customer segment
- Functional responsibility for the team in one or several areas (market analysis, marketing engagement, SF communication, etc.)
- Lead a subset of the team and overall engagement with one or several sales teams
- Lead engagement partnership with external IT vendors
Education and Experience Required:
- University or Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Finance; advanced degree or MBA preferred
- Typically 12+ years of professional experience with a combination of Marketing, Sales, Business Planning experience preferred
- Demonstrated Management/Team leadership experience
Knowledge and Skills:
- IT industry knowledge
- Business planning skills, multidimensional
- Financial planning and modelling skills, comfortable to manage high complexity business planning and reporting
- Strong communication skills at senior management internally and externally
- Knowledge of promotional marketing processes and practices
- Negotiation skills and ability to frame the product value proposition to customers/partners
- Leadership skills and cross-functional expertise (sales, supply chain, marketing)
We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports the physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing of our team members and their loved ones. We also invest in your career and provide opportunities for growth and development.