Category Manager

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

The Category Manager is responsible for complete analytics and business intelligence support across categories for an assigned strategic account. This role develops a strong, data driven relationship between the DRiV team and a group of category leaders and managers within the customer organization. Working with internal teams, this position provides business insights using research and fact-based data to drive new distribution, optimize existing distribution, merchandising, pricing and promotional mix for DRiV and its customer.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Work in the fast-paced sales team to drive category growth at a key customer

Primary Duties

• Work in partnership with internal data science and data management teams to provide customer support, including:
  • Category Scorecards
  • Sales Benchmarks
  • Promotional Activity ROI
  • Assortment Analysis
  • Product Mix Recommendations
• Analyze and report sales, POS and inventory data using Power BI
• Strengthen the customer relationship through creation of scheduled category management activities, including joint business planning
• Find and communicate market and economic trends and business opportunities and gaps
• Drive category consumer learning into stronger, more strategic customer plans
• Craft recommendations for product mix, pricing, promotion and merchandising to improve customer performance and in support of product line reviews
• Support internal sales and inventory reporting related to assigned customer
• Develop ad hoc data models in Power BI

Required Skills

• Experience with use and navigation of Power BI
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of automotive aftermarket distribution channels
• Excellent team player
• Ability to draw insights from data and present those insights in meaningful and creative ways using a combination of charts, power point slides, and other tools
• Fact-based selling experience
• Strong presentation skills, including effective communication of clear insights from detailed analysis
• Knowledge of relevant business KPis, including margin, inventory turns, weeks of supply, etc.

Additional Skills

• Advanced Power BI development

• Retail category management experience

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Information Systems or related field from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in account management, category management or business analytics field

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.