Assistant Category Manager

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Towson (MD); Remote; USD 52,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life, vision

401(k)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Tool discounts

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to join the DEWALT Category Team as a remote employee. You will support enterprise solutions, drive margin growth, and guide pricing and budget decisions with strong analytics.

You will build 3-year P&L forecasts, analyze product ranges by brand and retail channel, and collaborate with pricing for market-based adjustments. This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and strategic counsel.

Qualifications

• Portfolio management and analytics experience.
• Financial reporting and tracking capabilities.
• Market and competitor analysis to inform category strategy.
• Experience with SKU management and NPD governance.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing enterprise solutions across the DEWALT portfolio.
• Drive margin growth and optimize portfolio and brand strategy using analytics and insights.
• Guide market pricing and margin expectations.
• Support budget process with inputs for allocation decisions by senior team members.
• Build category financial P&L forecasts for a 3-year horizon.
• Analyze product assortment by brand and retail channel.
• Collaborate with pricing to establish market-based pricing for NPD and Core SKUs.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Strategy Execution

Financial Reporting

Market Analysis

NPD & Core SKU

Launch Planning

Pricing & Margin

Cross-functional Partnering

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Category Manager - Remote

Business Unit: DEWALT Category Team

Come build something that matters.

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 an Assistant Category Manager, you’ll be part of our team working as a Remote employee. You’ll get to:

• Assist in managing enterprise solutions across the DEWALT portfolio.
• Responsible for driving margin growth, portfolio and brand optimization and strategy through best-in-class analytics, insights, and reporting
• Guide market pricing and margin expectations.
• Support budget process with 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 the competitive product assortment, trends in the industry & commercial environment, and translate gaps into opportunities for growth
• Analyze and define our product range by brand and retail channel
• Partner with pricing team to establish market-based pricing for NPD and Core SKUs annually and quantify financial impact of any proposed pricing changes at the portfolio and customer account level
• Provide strategic counsel to cross-functional partners in regard to category strategy, pricing, product assortment, margin and growth expectations, and product launch plans

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:

• Portfolio Management
• Strategy Execution & Communication
• Financial Reporting & Tracking
• Market & Competitor Analysis
• Represent SBD To Customers & End Users
• Launch Planning
• Complexity Management
• NPD & Core SKU Process Governance

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• 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.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

The Salary range for this position is $51,700.00 - $83,300.00

• This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other location.
• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
• 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 tool sand other partner programs.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that haven't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

Learning & Development

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement

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