Category Manager

Company Overview

Since 1970, we here at CARDONE have been fixing what fails in the automotive industry. Our success has been fueled by our commitment to building better parts—and better partnerships. 

We’re more than just an auto parts manufacturer: we rethink and remanufacture parts to outperform OE standards for reliability. This not only means replacing what’s faulty, but analyzing every inch of the original part design and improving it to create a more reliable, cost-effective product. We not only benefit drivers with our better parts, but our less wasteful, more sustainable approach to innovation benefits the world around us too.

Our business partnerships are built on trust—trust that we will pioneer innovative products, deliver orders on time, provide unparalleled support, and always operate with integrity. We Build It Better

Duties and Responsibilities
• Stand up the Category Management function at Cardone
• Assessment of category, market, & consumer in relation to one another.
• Collaborate and support the strategic planning process with the Sales, Product, and Finance organizations
• Present monthly and quarterly KPI reports & develop Short Term Action Plans
• Synthesize large data sets into actionable recommendations, prepare presentations and
interact with the customer base in an effort to create sustainable category growth, and to
meet or exceed the Category Strategic Plan
• Work directly with each customer’s category/product managers and cross-functionally
within the Company to meet and/or exceed performance objectives and to maintain good
working relationships
• In coordination with the Manager, Category Management, identify, develop and lead
department and cross-functional improvement projects
• Accountable for the data and data management aspects of the assessment
elements of the Category Planning process.
• Acting as a Category Management functional expert, actively participate and provide input
during cross-functional initiatives
• Responsible for the maintaining, accuracy and reporting of key account POS data

Apply today and grow with us!

CARDONE Industries is an equal opportunity employer, offering all full-time employees a competitive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance; vacation time; parental leave; company-paid holidays; and a 401(K) matching program.