Senior Category Manager - PSS

Senior Category Manager- PSS – Hybrid

3 days based in Valley City, OH

10% Travel

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As a Sr. Category Manager, you’ll be part of our Valley City, OH team working as a hybrid employee. The Senior Category Manager - PSS is responsible for planning, executing, and analyzing all go-to-market activities for our Post Sales Service product categories and brands through the lifecycle of a product underpinned by a continuous focus on innovation. Their role is to develop and implement brand and category strategies underpinned by lifecycle management and conduct regular market analysis. It is important for them to understand their company's overall business strategy and align their category strategy with the company's goals. They will ensure correct brand and channel positioning with a clear and consistent brand message and drive commercial resource allocations. Overall, the Senior Category Manager – PSS will drive continuous improvement in processes and function.  In this role, you will be the category expert within brand & category to deliver strategies that align to the category Strategy Ensuring Implementation Across the Full Product Lifecycle. You’ll get to:  

• Execute category strategy across all PSS Category portfolios. 
• Guide NPD process to align with brand direction through early-stage ideation phase.  
• Provide feedback on prioritization of product development projects based on category strategy. 
• Gather and synthesize information from various teams to assess competitive positioning, identify opportunities, and understand market dynamics.  
• Transform broader market intelligence into actionable insights, drive category growth initiatives, and inform product prioritization and go-to-market plans. 
• Build optimized and impactful launch plans for new product introductions.
• Product life cycle management, including low/negative margin analysis and SKU rationalization.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and facilitate organizational change initiatives within scope. 
• Own the Category P&L and business performance reporting such as in Quarterly Business Reviews, Monthly Business Reviews, IBP Process etc.  
• Provide financial analysis by category to the channel marketing team for annual quoting and line review process. 
• Deliver Category education & storytelling to internal & external parties. 
• Communicate strategy with cross-functional teams (sales, brand, product, channel) and act as point of contact for product launch.
• Lead operational alignment across team (supply chain, manufacturing, marketing) to ensure product availability and readiness are timely and effective.  
• Manage and mentor category analysts and provide guidance on deliverables for broader team and senior leadership.
• Coordinate with regional teams on product development initiatives, marketing strategy, and life cycle management opportunities.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Marketing.
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management experience.
• Experience with Market & Competitor Analysis
• Assortment Planning and Commercial Execution Experience (Essential)
• Being data-driven
• Self-Starter with excellent time management and attention to detail
• Proven track record of driving initiatives from strategy to execution.
• Ability to communicate and partner effectively amongst different levels of the organization.

The Details:  

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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• This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker. ​

• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.​

• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases. ​

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being. ​

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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