Manager, Market Insights and Category Management

Mann + Hummel, Inc.; Gastonia (NC); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

MANN+HUMMEL is seeking a Manager of Market Insights and Category Management in the United States. This leadership role drives category strategy, market intelligence, and analytics across the Automotive Aftermarket business, transforming data into growth opportunities and customer-focused recommendations.

You will oversee scalable processes, dashboards, and analytics frameworks to support Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Executive Leadership, while leading a team and collaborating with

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Psychology, Data Analytics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field. A Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• 7+ years in Category Management, Analytics, Market Intelligence or Strategic Marketing.
• Experience leading customer-facing strategy and teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead category strategy, market intelligence, and category analytics across Automotive Aftermarket.
• Transform data into actionable category growth strategies, assortment recommendations, and customer opportunities.
• Develop scalable processes, tools, and analytic frameworks to improve decision-making and growth.
• Own methodologies, market sizing, and customer-facing strategic recommendations.
• Provide dashboards, reporting, and KPI frameworks with BI, IT, and analytics teams.

Conhecimentos

Power BI

Excel

Category management

Market sizing

Business case development

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Analytical problem solving

Commercial acumen

Customer orientation

Formação

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field

Master’s degree or MBA preferred

Ferramentas

SQL

Power Query

Power Automate

Microsoft Fabric

Copilot

Circana

Epicor

Vehicle parc analytics

Descrição da vaga

Manager, Market Insights and Category Management

As worldwide experts in filtration, MANN+HUMMEL develop solutions for vehicles, industrial applications, clean air inside vehicles and the sustainable use of water. With team spirit and an open culture of communication, we are continuously working towards achieving our vision of ‘leadership in filtration’. Become part of our team.

Job Description

Job Description

Role Summary

The Manager, Category Management & Market Intelligence leads category strategy, market intelligence, and category analytics across the Automotive Aftermarket business. This role is responsible for transforming internal and external data into actionable category growth strategies, assortment recommendations, customer opportunity identification, and market insights that support Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Executive Leadership.

As the business lead for Category Management, the incumbent develops and deploys scalable processes, tools, and analytical frameworks that improve decision-making, strengthen customer partnerships, and drive profitable growth. The role owns category management methodologies, market sizing initiatives, customer opportunity identification, and customer-facing strategic recommendations, while leveraging advanced analytics, business intelligence platforms, automation, and AI-assisted workflows to increase organizational effectiveness and commercial impact.

Category Strategy Leadership

• Develop category growth strategies for key customers, channels and categories.
• Identify assortment opportunities, category gaps and whitespace opportunities.
• Quantify opportunities through market sizing, vehicle parc analysis and category demand trends.
• Deliver customer-ready category presentations and business reviews.
• Translate data into actionable revenue and profit growth recommendations.

Market Intelligence and Analytics:

• Lead market sizing and market intelligence initiatives.
• Integrate sales, POS, acquisition, vehicle parc and third-party data.
• Monitor category performance, competitive activity and channel trends.
• Support forecasting and strategic planning through data-driven insights.
• Deliver executive-level reporting and recommendations.
• Define business requirements for dashboards and reporting tools.
• Partner with BI, Digital and IT teams to develop analytical solutions.
• Establish KPI frameworks and reporting standards.
• Improve efficiency through AI implementation, automation and workflow improvements.
• Own business adoption and value realization of analytical tools.

Customer and Sales Enablement:

• Support strategic customer engagements through category insights.
• Develop retailer, distributor and traditional channel business cases.
• Identify customer‑specific growth opportunities with Sales teams.
• Create scalable category management tools and processes.

Category Management:

• Analyze channel customer performance.
• Identify opportunities using POS, acquisition and market demand data.
• Develop tools that help Sales prioritize growth opportunities.
• Team Leadership and Coaching
• Lead, coach and develop team members.
• Establish project roadmaps, milestones and accountability.

Team Leadership and Coaching

• Lead, coach and develop team members.
• Establish project roadmaps, milestones and accountability.

Your Profile

Educational:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Psychology, Data Analytics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field. A Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

Experience:

• 7+ years Category Management, Analytics, Market Intelligence or Strategic Marketing.
• Experience leading customer‑facing strategy and teams.

Skills:

• Advanced Power BI, Excel, category management methodologies, market sizing, business case development and executive communication.
• Preferred: SQL, Power Query, Power Automate, Microsoft Fabric, Copilot, Circana, Epicor and vehicle parc analytics.
• Strategic Thinking
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Commercial Acumen
• Customer Orientation