Senior Category Marketing Manager

Patterson; Saint Paul (MN); In loco; USD 97.000 - 129.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays

Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

Educational Assistance Program

Parental and Adoption Leave

LifeWorks (EAP)

Patterson Perks Program

Descrizione del lavoro

Patterson is seeking a Sr. Category Manager to lead development and implementation of marketing initiatives for the assigned category. You will drive private label growth, set objectives, and collaborate with manufacturers and the Patterson Dental field sales team to maximize margin and category performance.

This role involves managing a team, partnering with cross-functional groups, and guiding digital marketing strategies while coordinating events and trade shows to optimize ROI.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or comparable business field.
• Minimum of 6+ years of product marketing and/or product management experience.
• Proven track record managing complex projects.
• Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration experience.
• Effective interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Mansioni

• Create and implement marketing initiatives to promote category sales and gross margin to meet company objectives.
• Analyze category, measure results and growth, monitor branch performance.
• Analyze syndicated data to determine industry and consumer trends.
• Collaborate with manufacturers, negotiate terms, and manage marketing materials for field sales.
• Identify private label opportunities and add SKUs to meet objectives.
• Develop educational programs with product knowledge and selling strategies.
• Partner with marketing to develop digital strategies.
• Coordinate conventions and tradeshows with manufacturer reps to maximize ROI.
• Manage private label products within the assigned category.
• Coordinate marketing with logistics and finance to optimize vendor advertising allowances.
• Support systems to minimize inventory display investment.

Conoscenze

Product marketing

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/communications or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Patterson is seeking a Sr. Category Manager to lead development and implementation of marketing initiatives for the assigned category. You will drive private label growth, set objectives, and collaborate with manufacturers and the Patterson Dental field sales team to maximize margin and category performance.

This role involves managing a team, partnering with cross-functional groups, and guiding digital marketing strategies while coordinating events and trade shows to optimize ROI.