Assistant Category Manager

Overview

This role is for an Assistant Category Manager – Remote supporting the DEWALT Category Team.

The position involves driving category strategy and financial performance through analytics, reporting, and cross-functional partnership across the DEWALT portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing enterprise solutions across the DEWALT portfolio.
• Drive margin growth and portfolio/brand optimization through best-in-class analytics, insights, and reporting.
• Guide market pricing and margin expectations.
• Support the budget process by tracking and providing inputs for budget allocation decisions made by more senior team members.
• Build category financial P&L forecast on a bi-annual basis to analyze core and NPD product assortment and margin mix for a 3-year horizon.
• Understand competitive product assortment and industry/commercial trends, and translate gaps into opportunities for growth.
• Analyze and define the product range by brand and retail channel.
• Partner with the pricing team to establish market-based pricing for NPD and Core SKUs annually, and quantify financial impact of proposed pricing changes at the portfolio and customer account level.
• Provide strategic counsel to cross-functional partners on category strategy, pricing, product assortment, margin and growth expectations, and product launch plans.

Requirements

• Portfolio Management
• Strategy Execution & Communication
• Financial Reporting & Tracking
• Market & Competitor Analysis
• Launch Planning
• Complexity Management
• NPD & Core SKU Process Governance

Preferred Qualifications

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $51,700.00 - $83,300.00 (annual full-time)
• Salary offered within the range may vary based on job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience, in compliance with local wage requirements.
• Candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
• Comprehensive benefits plan including:
  • Medical, dental, life, vision, disability
  • 401(k)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Programs and benefits supporting well-being
• Discounts on tools and other partner programs.
• Additional note from the posting: This employer participates in the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program; applicants may be asked to voluntarily provide information to determine eligibility.

Location

• Remote (salary range reflects the primary location specified in the posting; the salary range may vary for other locations).