Hybrid Category Manager: Strategy, P&L & Team Leadership

Benchmade Knife Company, Inc; Oregon City (OR); Presencial; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Benchmade Knife Company, Inc in Oregon City seeks a strategic Category Manager to own one or more product categories, shaping long-term strategy, portfolio, and profitability. You will lead a cross-functional team of engineers and designers, translate customer insights into products, and drive launches that grow market share.

You will coach and develop talent, partner with Brand, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Finance, and balance innovation with lifecycle management to deliver results.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• 5+ years in Product, Category, or Product Line Management.
• 2+ years of direct people leadership.
• Demonstrated P&L ownership, budgeting, forecasting, and executive presentation skills.

Responsabilidades

• Own long-term category strategy for one or more categories.
• Develop rolling 3-year category plans and product roadmaps.
• Own category P&L, budgets, forecasts, pricing, and investment priorities.
• Present category strategy and financial performance to leadership.
• Serve as the primary voice of the customer.
• Lead customer research, field engagement, and competitive analysis.
• Translate customer needs into product strategy and validated opportunities.
• Lead products from concept through end-of-life.
• Partner with Innovation and Advanced Prototyping to pull future technologies and capabilities into the category.
• Balance innovation, lifecycle management, and commercial performance.
• Directly lead their team of engineers and designers.
• Coach, develop, recruit, and evaluate team members.
• Create an accountable, collaborative, high‑performing culture.
• Partner with Brand, Marketing, E-commerce, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain.
• Ensure successful commercialization and launch execution.
• Measures of Success: Commercial performance (revenue, margin, P&L).
• Customer satisfaction and validated customer insight.
• Successful product launches and portfolio health.
• Team development and cross-functional leadership.

Conhecimentos

Product management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive presentation

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Benchmade Knife Company, Inc in Oregon City seeks a strategic Category Manager to own one or more product categories, shaping long-term strategy, portfolio, and profitability. You will lead a cross-functional team of engineers and designers, translate customer insights into products, and drive launches that grow market share.

You will coach and develop talent, partner with Brand, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Finance, and balance innovation with lifecycle management to deliver results.