Category Manager

**Job Summary**

**Key Responsibilities**
- Own and drive business results, including Revenue, Margin, and Market share for the Consumer PC and Gaming category.
- Lead and manage a team of in-country category managers to achieve business objectives.
- Analyze market trends and consumer insights to build insights and drive strategic as well as tactical actions to achieve organization objectives.
- Handle the end-to-end in country product lifecycle, including product portfolio, launch strategies, price management and post-launch performance analysis
- Build annual / quarterly business plans for top retailers in partnership with sales including portfolio positioning and delivering the required resources to execute the plan.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, supply chain and finance to align business goals with and drive synergy.
- Oversee the operational aspects of the category, ensuring efficient and effective processes.
- Monitor and report on category performance, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance category performance and customer satisfaction.

**Qualifications**
- Master's degree in business, Marketing, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in category management, product management, preferably in the PC industry.
- Proven track record as a people manager with strong skills on leadership, and building high performance teams
- Excellent analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Proficiency in market analysis, consumer insights, and competitive analysis.
- Proven experience in category management, preferably in the PC industry.
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work in a matrixed, fast-paced and dynamic environment.

**Education & Experience** Recommended**
- Four-year or Graduate Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
- Typically has 10+ years of job-related experience or 8-10 years of management experience, preferably in category management, P&L management, or a related field.

**Preferred Certifications**
NA

**Knowledge & Skills**
- Agile Methodology
- Analytics
- Business Development
- Business Strategies
- Business To Business
- Customer Relationship Management
- Data Analysis
- Digital Marketing
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Market Research
- Marketing
- Marketing Strategies
- New Product Development
- Product Management
- Product Marketing
- Product Strategy
- Project Management
- Thought Leadership
- Value Propositions

**Cross-Org Skills**
- Customer Centricity
- Prioritization
- Resilience
- Team Management
- Strategic Thinking

**Impact & Scope**
- Impacts large functions and leads projects requiring knowledge of multiple disciplines or areas of HP.

**Complexity**
- Uses managerial concepts and company objectives to resolve highly complex issues in creative and effective ways. May achieve goals through subordinate supervisors.

**Disclaimer**:

- Sustainable impact is HP’s commitment to create positive, lasting change for the planet, its people, and our communities. This serves as a guiding principle for delivering on our corporate vision - to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere_
- HP is a Human Capital Partner - we commit to human capital development and adopting progressive workplace practices in Singapore._
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