Director, Category Management

Masco Canada; St. Thomas; Hybrid; CAD 136,500 - 186,450; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Rewards and Compensation

Defined Contribution Registered Pension Plan

Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan

Comprehensive health, dental, and travel insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Discount programs

Job summary

Masco Canada is seeking a Director of Category Management for their St. Thomas, ON office. This hybrid role involves overseeing the strategic direction and profitability of product categories across all customer channels in North America.

The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of experience in category management and demonstrated leadership skills, fostering collaboration and innovation among teams. Competitive benefits, including health insurance and pension plans, are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in category, product, engineering or brand management.
• At least 3 years in a senior or category leadership role.
• Experience in plumbing and/or commercial segment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction, growth, and profitability of the product category.
• Accountable for P&L and achieving revenue, margin, and profitability targets.
• Foster a culture of accountability and collaboration across teams.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Leadership

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Job description

Director, Category Management (Hybrid – St. Thomas, ON Office)

At Masco Canada, we’re passionate about delivering innovative solutions and exceptional customer experiences. We’re looking for a Director, Category Management, to join our North American Heavy Commercial team. If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and are excited to make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

What will you do?

The Director, Category Management, Heavy Commercial is responsible for leading the strategic direction, growth, and profitability of their respective product category across all customer channels in North America.

Reporting to the Senior Director, North American Commercial Business, the Director leads a multi‑disciplinary organization of Category Managers, Category Quotations, and Category Specifications teams, ensuring that product category strategies translate into measurable business results — revenue growth, market share expansion, and profitability. This leader drives a high level of collaboration, fostering strong alignment and joint accountability across all cross‑functional teams.

The Director is also responsible for building and sustaining a positive, energizing, and engaging culture across their direct and cross‑functional teams creating an environment where collaboration, creativity, and shared success thrive. This role plays a key leadership function in ensuring that category strategy works in concert with the category marketing and business development strategies to achieve market share growth, brand equity gains, and sustained profitability. The Director is accountable for delivering P&L targets, and category vitality while ensuring strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own the multi‑year strategic product category plan reflective of the technical, innovative and high‑performance requirements in the commercial segment.
• Serve as the P&L owner for the product category — accountable for leading the team in achieving revenue, margin, and profitability targets.
• Create synergies & break down silos while leading and developing the Category Product, Quotations and Specifications teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Coach team on product roadmap development, portfolio optimization, and lifecycle management.
• Guide the identification of product market trends, competitive insights, and new growth opportunities.
• Develop and lead strategy to drive specification presence and drive pipeline management discipline.
• Lead governance of pricing and quotations strategy, setting enterprise standards for profitability and competitive positioning.
• Enable partnership and collaboration between Category Management, Marketing, and Business Development to ensure alignment of strategy, execution, and communication across all functions.
• Inspire cross‑functional collaboration, influencing senior leaders’ strategies to support commercial business growth.
• Leverage insights, analytics, and market data to evaluate product effectiveness and optimize investments to deliver strong ROI.
• Build team capabilities that ensure the effective execution of new product launches.

What will you bring?

Critical experience & competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field required.
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification an asset.
• Experience in commercial segment, building products, or B2B industries preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in category, product, engineering or brand management, with at least 3 years in a senior or category leadership role.
• Strong ability to drive cross‑functional collaboration, influence peers and partners, and build alignment across multiple functions.
• Demonstrated leadership that inspires engagement, collaboration, and positive energy across teams.
• Technical aptitude to drive relevant and innovative product strategies for the commercial plumbing segment.
• Strong understanding of commercial sales cycle and specification nature of this business.
• Proven ability to influence executive decision‑making, manage competing priorities, and lead cross‑functional business transformation initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in managing category P&L, pricing strategies, and performance metrics.
• Experience in plumbing and/or commercial segment strongly preferred.
• Experience leading and developing teams of category, technical and product professionals.
• Deep understanding of market research, trend analysis, and product development processes.
• Ability to translate customer insights and analytics into actionable product strategies.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to inspire teams and influence at all organizational levels.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with a high degree of ownership and accountability.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Rewards and Compensation.
• Defined Contribution Registered Pension Plan (optional) with employer matching.
• Deferred Profit‑Sharing Plan (DPSP).
• Benefit insurance coverage from Day 1, including health, dental, and travel insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (Dialogue) – access to health and wellness resources.
• Employee Store, Employee Purchase Program, Dell Discount Program, GoodLife Fitness Discounts, and more.
• 2 paid volunteer days to support the communities we live and work in.
• Opportunities for development and growth, including Onboarding, Buddy and Mentoring programs, LinkedIn Learning, and other virtual and in‑class learning opportunities.
• Participation in employee‑led committees such as the Wellness Committee, Masco United (Inclusion & Belonging Committee), Philanthropy Committee, Organizational Pulse Committee, or employee impact groups.

Hiring Range

$136,500.00 – $186,450.00 CAD

The salary range shown reflects the expected annual base salary for this open position, plus other wage amounts such as annual bonus, profit sharing, and commissions. Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience, education, geographic location, and/or skills.

Masco Canada may use automated and AI‑driven tools to screen, assess, and/or select applicants, and by proceeding with the application process, applicants give their express consent to such use by Masco Canada.

Modals: This posting represents an active vacancy for which the company is currently recruiting.

Company: Masco Canada.

(the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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