Director, Growth Strategy & Category Management (Hybrid)

Ingram Micro; Greer (SC); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingram Micro is seeking a Director, Category Management & Growth Strategy to lead growth across networking, cybersecurity, and infra vendors. This role focuses on strategy, portfolio performance, and building vendor partnerships to drive measurable business results.

The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, and data-driven decision making to launch repeatable growth initiatives across multiple vendors, with hybrid work options in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Technology, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years in category management, vendor management, business development, or related leadership roles.
• Experience leading teams and delivering results through others.
• Proven ability to develop, launch, and execute growth strategies that drive revenue, market share, and performance.
• Demonstrated success scaling initiatives across multiple vendors or categories.
• Strong strategic thinking and business planning skills.
• Experience prioritizing opportunities across multiple initiatives with competing demands.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making.
• Learning agility with ability to understand new technologies and markets.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with bias for action in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication, influence, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience across matrixed organizations and senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency using AI tools and analytics to improve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, launch, and execute growth strategies across a portfolio of vendors.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate revenue growth and improve portfolio performance.
• Prioritize investments, programs, and resources based on impact, growth potential, and strategic value.
• Evaluate market trends, customer demand, and competitive activity to guide strategy.
• Launch new initiatives, measure results, and scale successful programs across vendors and categories.
• Balance long-term strategic planning with near-term execution.
• Bring an entrepreneurial approach to identifying untapped opportunities and transforming them into outcomes.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team and foster accountability and collaboration.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders to drive execution and business results.
• Champion growth mindset with experimentation and smart risk-taking.

Skills

Growth strategy

Vendor management

Category management

Leadership

Data analytics

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Technology, Finance

MBA or advanced business degree

Tools

AI tools

Analytics tools

Job description

Ingram Micro is seeking a Director, Category Management & Growth Strategy to lead growth across networking, cybersecurity, and infra vendors. This role focuses on strategy, portfolio performance, and building vendor partnerships to drive measurable business results.

The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking, entrepreneurial mindset, and data-driven decision making to launch repeatable growth initiatives across multiple vendors, with hybrid work options in the U.S.