Category Manager

Category Manager

Country/Region: US

Location

Auburn Hills, MI, US, 48326

Req ID 67351 | Auburn Hills, United States

What you can look forward to as a Category Manager:

• Manage the release of new products and develop new projects through to production, working closely with customers, support teams and the sales organization

• Develop/present business cases for assigned product category with project management and identify new opportunities to grow sales and margins using market/product intelligence to drive key business decisions

• Ensure key customer requirements are understood, prioritized, and translated into product specifications or service needs

• Ensure service readiness through product/marketing support for product and key customer teams

• Maintain effective contacts with, and coordinate actions with project management, marketing communications, engineering, operations, quality assurance, product performance, sales functions.

• Be the market expert on assigned products, developing targeted price points, maintaining profitable margins, and developing USP's.

• Drive Reman mindset for long term service readiness.

• Maintain master data and deployment to customer center for assigned category

• Attend and represent ZF at major aftermarket shows, promotional events, and customer interactions.

Your Profile as a Category Manager:

• Bachelors degree and 6-8+ years of experience; extensive experience will be considered in lieu of degree

• Automotive aftermarket experience required

• Understanding of category management, marketing and branding, customer requirements and trends

• Comfortable in presenting to large, diverse groups of people. Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

• Ability to identify gaps in existing marketing and materials and build up new USPs

• Able to drive in a complex organization with strategic thinking abilities

• SAP experience

• Team mentality, supporting team members with your unique industry/product management knowledge

Why you should choose ZF in Auburn Hills:

• Annual Incentive Plan

• Paid Vacation

• 401k Plan

• Health Care Benefits

• Paid Holidays

• A strong diversity culture

• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Be part of our ZF team as Category Manager and apply now!

Contact

Kyle Nader

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.

With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.

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What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mean for ZF as a company?

At ZF, we continuously strive to build and maintain a culture where inclusiveness is lived and diversity is valued. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that all our employees can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this vision in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape the future of mobility.

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