Category Team Manager- Jasper, IN – Jasper, IN

The ideal candidate will be located near Jasper, IN and work primarily from our headquarters (1600 Royal Street, Jasper, IN 47546).

Role Description:

The Category Team Manager will be responsible for owning an identified product category(ies) with responsibility for new product development and overall category management including the leadership of a Category Manager team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, Coach and mentor Category Manager(s) and/or Product Specialists
• Resource Allocation of Category Managers to support the Product Team Projects
• Partner with Director of Product Strategy on product roadmap and commercialization activities for new and existing products
• Provide inputs to the development and management of the multi brand three-year product roadmap
• Create strategy for identified product category(s) that align with organizational strategies
• Partner with brand marketing to ensure commercialization activities are identified and activated on new product launches and ongoing activities to increase sales
• Responsible for overall category marginal profit
• Partner and collaborate with internal and/or outside design firms for new product development projects
• Participates in and observes consumer research that links research findings into product innovation within projects
• Lead cross functional team to execution of identified projects utilizing the product development process
• Partner with engineering, sourcing, operations and insights and design team on product development projects.
• Own and provide competitive intelligence to internal/external sales team on identified product categories
• Establishes recommended pricing and sales projections forecast on identified product category development projects
• Ensure product development projects meet margin expectations of organization
• Must adhere to the guidelines set by the Regulatory, Safety & Compliance Committee.
• Ensure the Dfe is followed within the product development process
• Partner with Training Manager and Brand Marketing to identify and develop training materials for field sales/internal and customer on product development projects.
• Participate and deliver new product training
• Responsible for ensuring product accuracy on marketing materials
• Collaborate with Existing Category Manager on lifecycle management of identified category ownership
• Participates and supports PMO office in value engineering projects within identified category responsibility
• Participate in product presentations to customer, designers and internal teams.
• Identify and manage within project budget forecast
• As needed, travel to support new product development initiatives

Skills to Perform This Role:

Interpersonal Skills:

• Self-motivated
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Trust-worthy
• People Skills
• Create team unity with diverse personalities
• Ability to give constructive feedback when needed
• Relationship builder

Communication Skills

• Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization.
• Ability to present from small to large settings
• Ability to present via face to face or virtually

Leadership Skills

• Ability to develop team for succession planning.
• Be a leader by example
• Take initiative
• Continuous improvement mentality

Business Skills

• Knowledge of the PDP Process
• Must be able to see the broader scope and think outside of the box
• Ability to work with a cross-functional team
• Extensive market knowledge
• Ability and willingness to take risks
• Ability to make decisions quickly and proficiently

Technical Skills

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Qualifications

• Educational * 3-5 years experience working in the furniture industry, preferred
• Experience successfully managing and/or working with a cross functional team of individuals.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or sufficient work experience

The ideal candidate will be located near Jasper, IN and work primarily from our headquarters (1600 Royal Street, Jasper, IN 47546).

• 3-5 years experience working in the furniture industry, preferred
• Experience successfully managing and working with a cross functional team of individuals
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or sufficient work experience