Senior Category Manager - Outdoor
About The Position
Senior Category Manager– Hybrid 3 days based in Towson, MD 10% Travel Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. The Job: As a Sr. Category Manager, you’ll be part of our Outdoor Power Group (OPG) Category Management team. This role is based in Towson, where you will work side-by-side with key members of the product management team. You will be expected to facilitate strong, collaborative relationships between product and category managers, which is essential for success in this role. You are confident in collaboration, decision-making, and alignment with product strategy. We are true entrepreneurs and relationship builders, fueled by a passion to excite our organization and exceed the expectations of our trusted retail partners. As both a strategic and tactical function, we contribute directly to Stanley Black & Decker’s success and remain steadfast in our pursuit of excellence in market. You’ll get to: Market Analysis: Monitor industry trends and innovations to identify growth opportunities and differentiation. Gather and synthesize cross-functional insights to assess the competitive landscape, category trends, and market dynamics. Understand the commercial environment and customer needs to support optimized product launches Strategy Development & Communication: Translate market intelligence into actionable insights to drive category growth, product prioritization, and go-to-market plans. Educate internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with category strategies and initiatives. Relationship Building: Collaborate with brand and product managers to develop comprehensive product and merchandising plans. Partner with commercial and channel teams to manage and optimize assortments. Lead, mentor, and develop category analysts. Product Lifecycle Management: Advise on product lifecycle decisions, including margin analysis, SKU rationalization, and product development prioritization. Guide early-stage new product development to align with category strategy. Financials & KPI Tracking Provide category financial analysis for annual quoting and line review process. Monitor and report on KPIs to evaluate assortment strategy effectiveness. Own category P&L and business performance reporting (e.g., Quarterly Business Reviews, Product Portfolio Reviews). Drive continuous process improvement, ensuring alignment with category strategy throughout the product lifecycle. The Person: You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration, Marketing
- 5+ years of experience including category management
- Market & Competitor Analysis
- Assortment Planning and Commercial Execution Experience (Essential)
- Being data-driven
- Self-Starter with excellent time management and attention to detail
- Proven track record of driving initiatives from strategy to execution.
Responsibilities
- Monitor industry trends and innovations to identify growth opportunities and differentiation.
- Gather and synthesize cross-functional insights to assess the competitive landscape, category trends, and market dynamics.
- Understand the commercial environment and customer needs to support optimized product launches
- Translate market intelligence into actionable insights to drive category growth, product prioritization, and go-to-market plans.
- Educate internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with category strategies and initiatives.
- Collaborate with brand and product managers to develop comprehensive product and merchandising plans.
- Partner with commercial and channel teams to manage and optimize assortments.
- Lead, mentor, and develop category analysts.
- Advise on product lifecycle decisions, including margin analysis, SKU rationalization, and product development prioritization.
- Guide early-stage new product development to align with category strategy.
- Provide category financial analysis for annual quoting and line review process.
- Monitor and report on KPIs to evaluate assortment strategy effectiveness.
- Own category P&L and business performance reporting (e.g., Quarterly Business Reviews, Product Portfolio Reviews).
- Drive continuous process improvement, ensuring alignment with category strategy throughout the product lifecycle.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
