Equine Category Growth Manager — Hybrid

Weaver Brands; Mount Hope (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Weaver Brands is seeking an Equine Category Manager to lead the strategy, performance, and growth of the Weaver Equine product category. This role will synthesize market insights, customer needs, product opportunities, and performance data to drive profitable growth.

The ideal candidate has a strong business acumen, experience in category management or related fields, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams across the organization. Hybrid work from our Mt.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Experience in category management, consumer products, manufacturing, product management, or related area preferred.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies focused on revenue growth, market share, and profitability.
• Analyze category performance, sales trends, competitive activity, pricing, and market developments to identify opportunities and risks.
• Establish annual category priorities and objectives aligned with company goals.
• Partner with Product Development and R&D to identify new product and innovation opportunities and help guide the product pipeline.
• Gather insights and feedback from customers, sales teams, independent reps, distributors, and end users to help shape category and product direction.
• Evaluate the product assortment and recommend new products, enhancements, and opportunities to improve or streamline the offering.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing on category priorities, product positioning, merchandising programs, promotions, and growth initiatives.
• Support national accounts with assortment strategies, merchandising recommendations, and planogram guidance.
• Work with Finance to support pricing strategy, margin improvement, and category profitability.
• Build strong relationships with customers, distributors, suppliers, and other industry partners.
• Represent and support the Weaver Equine brand at trade shows, customer visits, industry events, and product launches.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Market analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Marketing

Job description

Weaver Brands is seeking an Equine Category Manager to lead the strategy, performance, and growth of the Weaver Equine product category. This role will synthesize market insights, customer needs, product opportunities, and performance data to drive profitable growth.

The ideal candidate has a strong business acumen, experience in category management or related fields, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams across the organization. Hybrid work from our Mt.