Category Manager Transmission Parts

KH01 Kramp Groep B.V.; Varsseveld; Hybrid; EUR 77,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

25 vacation days

Profit sharing bonus

Training budget

Generous pension plan

Hybrid/remote work flexibility

Job summary

Kramp Groep B.V. in the Netherlands is seeking a Category Manager for Transmission Parts to develop and grow the product category, turning market insights into a competitive assortment that drives sales and profitability.

You will own the category strategy and work closely with the Category Buyer. The role involves optimizing assortment, lifecycle management, business planning, and evaluating opportunities for new products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent level of work experience.
• 7–12 years of relevant experience in category management/product management.
• Affinity with agricultural machinery, transmission technology or technical spare parts is an advantage.
• Structured, set clear priorities and align activities with business goals.
• Clear communication with stakeholders and ability to find common ground.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize the assortment to maximize sales, margins and competitiveness.
• Manage the product lifecycle from introduction and development to phase-out.
• Contribute to annual business plans and translate category objectives into actions.
• Evaluate opportunities for new products and category development.
• Monitor category performance and take actions to achieve sales and profitability targets.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on objectives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce costs and improve profitability.

Skills

Category Management

Product Management

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Data-driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

As the Category Manager for Transmission Parts, you are at the heart of developing and growing your product category. You turn market insights and customer needs into a strong, competitive assortment that drives sales and profitability. From shaping the category strategy and selecting the right products to setting competitive prices and spotting new opportunities, you take ownership of the category's success, and you work very closely with the Category Buyer. With a commercial mindset and a data-driven approach, you make sure we stay ahead of the market and deliver real value to our customers.

What is your role?

• Category Management: Develop and optimize the assortment to maximize sales, margins and competitiveness.
• Product Management: Manage the product lifecycle, from introduction and development to phase-out.
• Business Planning: Contribute to annual business plans and translate category objectives into concrete actions.
• Business Case: Evaluate opportunities for new products and category development.
• Commercial Management: Monitor category performance and take action to achieve sales and profitability targets.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, understand their needs and ensure alignment on category objectives.
• Cost Reduction: Identify and implement opportunities to reduce costs and improve profitability.
• Industry Awareness: Follow market developments, customer needs and competitor activities to identify new opportunities.
• Data-Driven Decision Support: Analyse sales, margins and market data to support commercial decisions.

For this role you will travel across Europe around 15% of your time to visit sales teams, suppliers and several fairs. You will report to the Head of Power Solutions.

Who are you?

For this job we have a couple of requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent level of work experience.
• 7–12 years of relevant experience in category management/ product management.
• Affinity with agricultural machinery, transmission technology or technical spare parts is an advantage.
• You work in a structured way, set clear priorities and keep your activities aligned with business goals.
• You share (marketing) ideas and information clearly and enjoy working with different stakeholders.
• You handle different opinions and interests constructively and know how to find common ground.
• You understand the market, customers and competitors and know how to turn insights into business opportunities.
• You look beyond day-to-day activities, recognize market trends and identify opportunities for future growth.
• You bring structure to complex topics, consider different perspectives and make well-founded decisions.

About us

Thanks to our ambitions we are active throughout Europe: a leading position in the agricultural market for parts. We heavily invest in E-Business and innovations. Our aim is to make it easy for our customers to run their business. Working at Kramp means working with over 3500 international colleagues. The people at Kramp are enthusiastic, professional, and involved. We speak our customers’ language, understand their challenges, and earn their trust to exceed their expectations. Our promise “It’s that easy” is embedded in our culture and DNA.

Working at Kramp means:

• … you belong here!
• Being part of our open business community
• … your work makes a difference!
• Have an impact on what matters
• … you will develop andrealize !
• Learn and realize your potential

More about Kramp: https://www.careeratkramp.com/nl-nl

What do we offer?

At Kramp, we believe meaningful rewards help people grow, perform, and thrive. Our reward package is designed to be fair, transparent, and competitive, giving you confidence and support to do your best work.

We offer an attractive salary of €6932 – €8664 gross per month, depending on your experience and qualifications.

• 8% holiday allowance
• 25 vacation days and 12 ATV days (based on a full-time Dutch contract)
• Profit sharing bonus
• Great budget for training and courses
• Generous pension plan

We believe flexibility fuels performance, wellbeing, and long-term success. That's why we offer the flexibility to partially work from home, giving you more control over your work-life balance.

Varsseveld (NL) Location: Leek (NL), Stare Miasto k/Konina (PL), Strullendorf (DE)