Category Manager

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Life insurance

Vision care

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Tool discounts

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Category Manager for a remote role to guide NPD, shape category strategy, and manage launch plans across brands like DEWALT and CRAFTSMAN. You will own the category P&L and coordinate with sales, branding, product, and channel teams to optimize performance.

The role emphasizes financial analysis, market dynamics, and prioritization decisions, with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. You will thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Product experience preferred
• Commercial experience essential
• Excellent time management and attention to detail
• Strong presentation and communication skills (internal & external)
• Innovator and analytical thinker
• Ability to approach the market with humility
• Thrives in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
• Positive attitude and follow through on commitments

Responsibilities

• Guide NPD process to align with brand direction through early-stage ideation phase.
• Provide feedback on prioritization of product development projects based on category strategy.
• Gather and synthesize information to assess competitive positioning, opportunities, and market dynamics.
• Build optimized and impactful launch plans for new product introductions.
• Recommend budget allocations for marketing spend by category with brand marketing team.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and change initiatives within scope.
• Own the Category P&L and reporting (QBRs, MBRs, IBP).
• Provide financial analysis by category to the channel marketing team for annual quoting and line review.
• Communicate strategy with cross-functional teams and act as launch contact.
• Lead operational alignment across supply chain, manufacturing, and marketing.

Skills

Product experience

Commercial experience

Time management

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Humility in market

Ambiguity tolerance

Positive attitude

Job description

Position Title – Category Manager - Remote Come build your career. 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:

• Guide NPD process to align with brand direction through early-stage ideation phase.
• Provide feedback on prioritization of product development projects based on category strategy.
• Gather and synthesize information from various teams to assess competitive positioning, identify opportunities, and understand market dynamics.
• Build optimized and impactful launch plans for new product introductions.
• Recommend budget allocations for marketing spend by category in conjunction with brand marketing team.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and facilitate organizational change initiatives within scope.
• Own the Category P&L and business performance reporting such as in Quarterly Business Reviews, Monthly Business Reviews, IBP Process etc.
• Provide financial analysis by category to the channel marketing team for annual quoting and line review process.
• Communicate strategy with cross-functional teams (sales, brand, product, channel) and act as point of contact for product launch.
• Lead operational alignment across team (supply chain, manufacturing, marketing) to ensure product availability and readiness are timely and effective.

The Person:

• Product Experience (Preferred)
• Commercial Experience (Essential)
• Excellent Time Management & Attention to Details
• Strong Presentation & Communication Skills (Internal & External)
• Innovator & Analytical Thinker
• Ability to approach the market with humility
• Thrives in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
• Positive attitude & follow through on commitments

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
• 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! #LI-Remote

The Salary range for this position is $62,200.00 - $100,200.00 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 locations. 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 tools and 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 hasn'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: All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at [phone] or at [e-mail]. Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password. Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov)