What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Team Manager- Jasper, IN position at Kimball International?
The ideal candidate will be located near Jasper, IN and work primarily from our headquarters (1600 Royal Street, Jasper, IN 47546).
Role Description:
The Category Team Manager will be responsible for owning an identified product category(ies) with responsibility for new product development and overall category management including the leadership of a Category Manager team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage, Coach and mentor Category Manager(s) and/or Product Specialists
- Resource Allocation of Category Managers to support the Product Team Projects
- Partner with Director of Product Strategy on product roadmap and commercialization activities for new and existing products
- Provide inputs to the development and management of the multi brand three-year product roadmap
- Create strategy for identified product category(s) that align with organizational strategies
- Partner with brand marketing to ensure commercialization activities are identified and activated on new product launches and ongoing activities to increase sales
- Responsible for overall category marginal profit
- Partner and collaborate with internal and/or outside design firms for new product development projects
- Participates in and observes consumer research that links research findings into product innovation within projects
- Lead cross functional team to execution of identified projects utilizing the product development process
- Partner with engineering, sourcing, operations and insights and design team on product development projects.
- Own and provide competitive intelligence to internal/external sales team on identified product categories
- Establishes recommended pricing and sales projections forecast on identified product category development projects
- Ensure product development projects meet margin expectations of organization
- Must adhere to the guidelines set by the Regulatory, Safety & Compliance Committee.
- Ensure the Dfe is followed within the product development process
- Partner with Training Manager and Brand Marketing to identify and develop training materials for field sales/internal and customer on product development projects.
- Participate and deliver new product training
- Responsible for ensuring product accuracy on marketing materials
- Collaborate with Existing Category Manager on lifecycle management of identified category ownership
- Participates and supports PMO office in value engineering projects within identified category responsibility
- Participate in product presentations to customer, designers and internal teams.
- Identify and manage within project budget forecast
- As needed, travel to support new product development initiatives
Skills to Perform This Role:
Interpersonal Skills:
- Self-motivated
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Trust-worthy
- People Skills
- Create team unity with diverse personalities
- Ability to give constructive feedback when needed
- Relationship builder
Communication Skills
- Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization.
- Ability to present from small to large settings
- Ability to present via face to face or virtually
Leadership Skills
- Ability to develop team for succession planning.
- Be a leader by example
- Take initiative
- Continuous improvement mentality
Business Skills
- Knowledge of the PDP Process
- Must be able to see the broader scope and think outside of the box
- Ability to work with a cross-functional team
- Extensive market knowledge
- Ability and willingness to take risks
- Ability to make decisions quickly and proficiently
Technical Skills
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Qualifications
- Educational · 3-5 years experience working in the furniture industry, preferred
- Experience successfully managing and/or working with a cross functional team of individuals.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or sufficient work experience