Sr Product Category Manager
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If you define success in terms of developing strong teams, sharing best practices and achieving technical excellence, than it has never been a better time to apply for a career at Honeywell.
Honeywell has been named one of the “Most Admired Companies” in the world by Fortune magazine for the fourth consecutive year and one of the “Best Places to Launch a Career” by BusinessWeek magazine. We are looking for passionate, motivated, creative thinkers to join our team of top performers as we deliver quality, value and technology to our customers.
Honeywell International is a diversified technology and manufacturing leader of aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics and advanced materials.
The company is committed to providing quality products, integrated system solutions and services to customers around the world. Honeywell products touch the lives of most people everyday, whether you're flying on a plane, driving a car, heating or cooling a home, furnishing an apartment, taking medication for an illness or playing a sport. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell employs approximately 125,000 people in 120 countries. Its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Honeywell Security Group (HSG) is a strategic business unit in Automation and Control Solutions (ACS). HSG is a leading innovator, manufacturer and supplier of electronic security technology protecting millions of homes, businesses and government facilities across the globe. Products include burglar and fire alarms, access control and video surveillance systems. HSG serves customers worldwide from more than 120 offices in over 40 countries and its distribution business, ADI, has more than 200 branch locations.
Honeywell is seeking a Sr Product Category Manager to add to their growing Security Products team in Melville, NY! With your degree and 4 years of professional experience in AV, Access Control, retail, distribution, or similar high-transaction environment, we want to talk to you today!
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and executing on product mix and pricing strategies based not only on historical data, but also on industry trends and customer buying patterns
- Creating strategic plans for each category of product, including growth and promotional programs
- Managing supplier relationships, including contracts, product assortment, marketing programs, and communications
- Growing the product category profitably in line with targets, while adhering to working capital requirements for the Residential and Commercial A/V and Telephone Systems category of products
- Support field sales staff by clearly communicating enticing promotional programs, new products or suppliers as well as resolution of transactional issues as needed
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Associates Degree required
Minimum 4 years professional work experience in Retail, Distribution or similar high-transaction environment
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master's Degree preferred
• Ability to provide strategic leadership, direction and development for the US & PR Residential and Commercial A/V and Telephone Systems category
• Experience managing vendor portfolio, category management, and pricing policy; including managing vendor relationships and contractual agreements.
• Ability to support field sales with special pricing, inventory positions, vendor relations and product issues
• Ability to manage strategy and execution of key industry trade shows including CEDIA and InfoComm
• Experience generating tactical and strategic category roadmaps and detailed plans, including annual & 5-year plans.
• Ability to drive improvements in inventory management processes, including SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning), forecasting, IOS (Inactive, Obsolete, Surplus).
• Experience developing and driving integrated growth programs across all sub-categories, using data mining and other tools to target appropriate customer segments
• Ability to create reports and analyze reports
• Ability to build large number of relationships with diverse groups
• High level of critical thinking skills
• Ability to travel 25%
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Honeywell is committed to a diverse workforce.
