Category Manager - Core Pantry
Thrive MarketSalary not specified
Full Time
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, IT, HardwareIndustries
Requirements
- University or Bachelors degree in Marketing or Finance
- Typically 5-8 years of professional experience with a combination of Marketing, Sales, Business Planning experience preferred
- Consumer and/or Commercial Partner management expertise. End User Acct management as an alternative
- 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)
- Additional Skills: Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity, Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more}
Responsibilities
- Broad understanding of the category product, business management and sales challenges and strategies
- Actively contributes to the definition of the category business plan
- Establishes relationships and represents team with sales force and other partners at senior level
- 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)
- May participate in engagement partnership with external IT vendor
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this role remote or onsite?
This role has been designed as ‘Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.
What education and experience are required for this position?
A University or Bachelors degree in Marketing or Finance is required, along with typically 5-8 years of professional experience in a combination of Marketing, Sales, and Business Planning.
What are the key skills needed for the Category Management Rep role?
Key skills include IT industry knowledge, business planning skills, financial planning and modelling skills, strong communication skills at senior management level, negotiation skills, and leadership skills with cross-functional expertise.
What is the company culture like at HPE?
HPE's culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next, values varied backgrounds, offers flexibility to manage work and personal needs, embraces bold moves together, and supports career growth.
What experience makes a strong candidate for this role?
Strong candidates have Consumer and/or Commercial Partner management expertise or End User Account management, along with the required degree and 5-8 years in Marketing, Sales, and Business Planning.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Provides enterprise IT solutions and services
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides enterprise IT solutions with a focus on cloud services, artificial intelligence, and edge computing. Their products include HPE Ezmeral for managing containers, HPE GreenLake for cloud services, and HPE Aruba for networking. These solutions help businesses improve their performance and adapt to digital changes. HPE's business model includes selling hardware, software, and services, as well as offering subscription-based services and long-term contracts. What sets HPE apart from competitors is its commitment to open-source projects and its active developer community, which supports collaboration and innovation. The company's goal is to empower organizations to transform digitally and optimize their operations.
Houston, TexasHeadquarters
1939Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
Hardware, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
10,001+Employees