Category Manager jobs in Hillsboro, OR

Category Manager develops the overall strategy for a product category and researches new product options in the category to drive sales and achieve targets. Leads a team that provides category insights and proposals by analyzing marketing and customer data and monitoring relevant market conditions. Being a Category Manager works closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities. Provides effective promotional materials. Additionally, Category Manager may develop special arrangements with vendors to enhance product promotions. Requires a bachelor's degree of marketing. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Category Manager typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Category Manager typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Category Manager - Black Class
  • Benchmade Knife Company
  • Oregon, OR FULL_TIME
  • Overview

     

    Our Core Values

     

    ELEVATE EVERYTHING – We each bring a specific set of skills to the table, offering up our expertise and resources to enhance the work of others. We challenge each other to be the best in order to achieve enduring value in the eyes of our customers.

     

    BETTER IS BETTER – There is no finish line; we strive for continuous improvement in everything we do. We obsess over every detail to find ways to improve both our products and our process.

     

    UNAPOLOGETICALLY ACCOUNTABLE – We’re open and honest in how we speak and listen. We celebrate each other’s successes, and collectively rally to solve every challenge. We own it!

     

    COURAGEOUS INNOVATION – There are elegant ideas awaiting discovery in everything we do. We push everyone around us to pursue those ideas openly so we can continue to dominate the category.

     

    COMMUNITY DRIVEN - As a family business, we understand the importance of enriching the communities we call home. As a company, and as individuals, we work to make our expertise available to do the most good for those around us. 

     

     

    Category Manager - Black Class

     

    As part of the Category Management team, your role and responsibility sit in the intersection between product development, marketing, and the sales channels/regions. You own the future! We are looking for strong, confident product minded business leaders to help us craft the products of the future! You will be responsible for developing business strategy via product to achieve net sales, net margin, inventory, and SKU productivity for assigned category.

     

    You are supervising the NPI process and line creation and are responsible for the collection and vision of your area of expertise. You are providing relevant market feedback and analyze sell in and sell out data to better inform your collections and to drive authenticity. To enable smooth proactive product launches, you are creating and managing timelines, interfacing and collaboration between stakeholders and embedding yourself into your customer’s use cases and lifestyle. Assortment planning and sales channel connectivity is one of your measures to optimize customer/channel specific sell in needs. You are aiming to align seasonal plans across functions, to maximize sell in, sell out and contribution margin.

     

    If you like to build businesses and brand through your vision, teamwork and product approach, we want you to help us drive for the future and own your category.

     

    ABOUT BLACK CLASS:

    Being prepared is not just a self-serving idea that gives you confidence in the unknown, it’s about service to something bigger than yourself.  Being ready, without hesitation, when you’re needed the most.  Our Black Class knives are the tool you need to be prepared in any situation. Technical, with every detail considered, ensuring they can perform without compromise. We will focus on the technical superiority of the product and the authenticity of a knife as a tool for the moments that matter most. The reliability of the mechanism, toughness of the blade, and ergonomics of the handle. All the raw elements that we craft into a high performing tool that will perform. Our audience will get to know every detail of these knives understanding just how important a quality, Made in America tool is to your daily life. If you have a passion for the technical and the tactical with amazing innovation driven by in field performance we want you to help bring our Black Class to new levels of thought, franchise and business strategy.

    Responsibilities

    • Accompany the seasonal product dev process, driving, and speaking to the Product Launch tasks and responsibilities.
    • Presenting in milestone meetings to connect your product to profitability.
    • Aligning key franchises and seasonal focus products with relevant GTM/Sales stories and providing related quantity forecasts related to your Category.
    • Coordinating and executing strategic product creation of sell in assortments and merchandising to achieve fiscal year revenue targets in support of Sales.
    • Support Sales pre-season quantity forecasting for defined product categories/groups in alignment with financial revenue/margin targets.
    • Support the global seasonal pricing process in partnership with the Director of Product.
    • Drive customer specific SMU requests and management of channel exclusive products and capsule collections
    • Defining and coordinating commercially relevant assortment parameters (e.g. delivery windows, key assortment, 3 yr Franchise Plans, Core Range)
    • Supporting global collection creation with feedback in regards to assortment, structure, demand of specific products/ activities/product groups and requirements to the color card and product coloration
    • Dive in and bring data to the table with performance analytics and feedback in defined formats within the global Brand team.
    • Own the 3-year Franchise plans for your Category.
    • Close end to end cooperation within the Sales and GTM team to maximize performance and margin on each product within your category.
    • Implementation and execution of global standard processes across the seasonal/yearly Category Management calendar.
    • Each Category is responsible for managing their own Apparel and Accessories for each season and building profitable and relevant products that support the core of the collection.

    Qualifications

    • A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or other related degree, and 5 years of Product Management experience is required. Equivalency to the qualification standard will also be considered.
    • Thought leader who can build, drive, and grow their vision into a reality.
    • Strong presentation skills and revenue-based strategies that drive Product Team actions.
    • Strong project management experience.
    • Demonstrated experience in successful budgeting/planning/forecasting.
    • Experience working with licensing and/or working with third-party brands.
    • Strong business orientation, analytical aptitude, and computer skills.
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
    • Strong information seeking skills and drive to make things happen.
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
    • Familiarity with Project Management software and applications a plus.
    • Familiarity and comfort working in and around outdoor category.
    • Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management.
    • Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group including conducting business in foreign countries.
    • Leadership capability, including ability to motivate and mentor others within a work group.
    • Ability to work in a rapidly changing, high-growth environment.

    Working Conditions:

    • Working Environment: Office Position
    • Physical Demands: Lifting up to 25 lbs., sitting and talking on the phone and computer for long periods of time.   
    • Travel Requirements: As needed, less than 5% of the time.

    Benchmade offer our employees a wide variety of comprehensive rewards and benefits including:

    • Competitive pay
    • 3 Weeks of PTO, sick time accrued seperately
    • Annual bonus potential based on yearly salary
    • Medical including Prescriptions and Vision
    • Dental including Orthodontia
    • Short-Term and Long-term Disability
    • Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment
    • 401K with company match
    • Fitness Center Reimbursement
    • Pay for time off, 10 paid holidays, bonus holidays, vacation, sick, bereavement and jury duty
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Flexible Spending Account
    • Outstanding employee discounts on Benchmade products and other partner companies
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Targeted development planning and learning opportunities
    • Employee and family events throughout the year
    • Most importantly, Benchmade provides a fun, family oriented and entrepreneurial work environment

     

    This is an exciting time to be part of a company on the verge of even greater success.  If you think you have what it takes to be part of a company that strives to create a working environment that stimulates team spirit, passion, engagement, and achievement, complete an application today.  Please include a resume with your online application.

     

    Benchmade Knife Company, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Benchmade complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

     

    For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@benchmade.com or 1-800-800-7427.

  • 21 Days Ago

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Category & Customer Insights Manager
  • Reser's Fine Foods
  • Beaverton, OR FULL_TIME
  • General Summary The Category & Customer Insights Manager is responsible for creating reports and other analytical tools to translate category, brand, and retailer-based insights into actionable and me...
  • 11 Days Ago

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North America Print Category Product manager
  • Hewlett Packard
  • Vancouver, WA FULL_TIME
  • Applies developed subject matter knowledge to solve common and complex business issues within established guidelines and recommends appropriate alternatives. Works on problems of diverse complexity an...
  • 1 Month Ago

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General Manager
  • Collision General Manager
  • Beaverton, OR FULL_TIME
  • Responsibilities: Actively lead center level performance though: key metrics, quality, individual skill levels and culture Communicate and manage the change process Stay abreast of current vehicle rep...
  • 10 Days Ago

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General Manager
  • Collision General Manager
  • Portland, OR FULL_TIME
  • ** This position offers bonus potential of up to half the annual salary** Responsibilities: Actively lead center level performance though: key metrics, quality, individual skill levels and culture Com...
  • 28 Days Ago

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Sr. Category Purchasing Specialist - Ingredients
  • Reser's Fine Foods
  • Beaverton, OR FULL_TIME
  • General Summary Responsible for the development, execution and management of vendors and suppliers for assigned ingredient categories which support Reser’s procurement and purchasing strategies. Benef...
  • 6 Days Ago

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Regional Customer Manager
  • Fresh Express
  • Portland, OR
  • Fresh Express Brand is the U.S. market leader of the Value - Added Salads category. We deliver great tasting, nutritious...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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HR Business Partner
  • AlignHR Oregon
  • Portland, OR
  • Do you enjoy tackling a variety of HR challenges? Are you an independent, driven individual who would enjoy collaboratin...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Business Analyst 3
  • First Tek, Inc.
  • Vancouver, WA
  • POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Note: All official drafts, documents, and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Mortgage Originator Market Leader
  • YourWayHome.com LLC
  • Hillsboro, OR
  • (In-House lender to 11,000 real estate agents, plus guaranteed leads) We are hiring an experienced mortgage originator t...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Category Manager
  • TEC Equipment, Inc.
  • Portland, OR
  • About Us: Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, TEC has 30+ locations from Seattle to San Diego to the Midwest, serving tho...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Regional Customer Manager (RCM)
  • Fresh Express
  • Portland, OR
  • Fresh Express Brand is the U.S. market leader of the Value - Added Salads category. We deliver great tasting, nutritious...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Center Delivery Business Partner Remote Contract Opportunity
  • Kcecareers
  • Portland, OR
  • Job Description Center Delivery Business Partner Remote Contract Opportunity - ( 220000LY ) **Description** **About Kind...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Recruiting Business Partner
  • Goodwin Recruiting
  • Portland, OR
  • Have you considered pivoting your experience and career trajectory into your own business? Goodwin Recruiting is one of ...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Hillsboro (/ˈhɪlzbəroʊ/) is the fifth-largest city in the State of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that comprise what has become known as the Silicon Forest. At the 2010 Census, the city's population was 91,611. For thousands of years before the arrival of European-American settlers, the Atfalati tribe of the Kalapuya lived in the Tualatin Valley near the later site of Hillsboro. The climate, moderated by the Pacific Ocean, helped ma...
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Category Manager jobs
$120,651 to $157,925
Hillsboro, Oregon area prices
were up 3.9% from a year ago

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To access the Category Manager, log into your website as administrator, navigate to the Content tab and then Category Manager.
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