Category Manager - Commercial Interconnect

Avnet•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

Will define and execute product and supplier strategy. Responsible to develop relationships with suppliers, customers and Avnet sales team in order to identify growth opportunities. Will analyze data from multiple sources to ensure product is profiled at competitive prices to drive market share gains and increased revenue/profitability. Will be market/technology expert for assigned categories. Will work jointly with Avnet standard products asset team to execute product investments.

Requirements

Market knowledge and recent experience with commercial interconnect products.
Minimum experience required is typically 3+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

Nice To Haves

Developing expertise of business, financials, products/services, the market, or account needs.
Expanded knowledge of the industry, markets and sales processes; broadens sales capabilities.
Further develops an understanding of the range of products/ services that the organization and its competitors sell and that the targeted customers purchase.
Broad use of data to analyze market to determine inventory stocking levels and appropriate product pipeline to support expected growth
Collaborates with internal team, managers and support functions
Impacts assigned revenue and profitability targets and that of others across the Americas market.

Responsibilities

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for brand product, technology solutions and/or offerings for Americas market.
Strategic procurement of category products.
Responsible for the execution of the strategic customer growth plans and business relationships with suppliers.
Performs analysis and reports results of various program impact for identified market/customers
Maintains and drives trending knowledge of products, competitors, technology and customers in the assigned supplier product market.
Other duties as assigned.