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Global Industrial Company · 1 day ago

Category Manager

Lake Worth, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

Global Industrial Company is an industry leader providing industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America. The Category Manager will have product responsibility for industrial Motors and Power Transmission products, leading product development, vendor selection, and market analysis to identify new opportunities.

ConstructionIndustrialManufacturingMedicalOffice SuppliesSecurityService IndustrySupply Chain Management

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

The Category Manager has "cradle to grave" product responsibility working in a team environment

Primary product group responsibility is industrial Motors and Power Transmission products such as speed reducers, belts and pulleys, couplings, actuators, etc

The Category Manager acts as a leader, with other Product Managers in adjacent product categories

Develop current and New Product lines, including filling offering Gaps and selecting appropriate supplier partners

Responsibilities include determining new product requirements, branding, vendor selection, negotiating supply agreements, developing marketing material for catalog and web, establishing product pricing, determining initial sales forecast, assisting with a product promotion plan, and product training for internal teams

Provide analysis of market/customer needs, the competition, and market segment trends to identify opportunities for new and existing products

Presentation of new product opportunities including thorough understanding of available market, pricing, our expected market share, and our overall cost of doing business

Some travel is required

Qualification

Product MarketingProduct DevelopmentElectrical EngineeringCAD AutoCADCAD SolidWorksInterpersonal SkillsTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or approved equivalent degree

Experience in Product Marketing or Product Development and PandL responsibilities

Experience with agency approvals (UL, CSA, CE, etc.) and CAD (AutoCAD, SolidWorks)

Self confidence, organizational skills, time management skills and excellent communication skills

Ability to work on and manage projects independently, meet deadlines and have excellent interpersonal skills

Keeps updated on revisions/improvements to vendors existing products and learns vendor new products

Maintains an awareness of the changes in technology used by customer it relates to assigned products

Develops an annual sales plan for addressing strategies for marketing the assigned products in partnership with account managers and vendors

Previous work should demonstrate strong and professional interpersonal communication skills

Ability to handle a multi tasking environment; customer service a must; detail oriented and deadline oriented in a fast paced environment; the ability to develop positive, collaborative partnerships with customers, co workers and management

Company

Global Industrial Company

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We can supply that. It’s more than just our slogan. More than our mantra. It’s our state of mind.

Founded in 1949

Port Washington, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.globalindustrial.com

H1B Sponsorship

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