DRiV Motorparts is a world leader in the international automotive aftermarket built from the combined strengths of Tenneco, Federal-Mogul and Öhlins with 31 of the best known and respected aftermarket brands, including 14 brands 100 years or older. Our colleagues throughout 25 countries around the world work as one team, driving advancements that help our customers get the most from every vehicle, every ride, every race and every journey.

We are seeking a Category Manager. Reporting to the Director, Category Management, the Category Manager is responsible for comprehensive analytics support for the assigned customer.  The role will leverage our best-in-class sales tracking, assortment planning and inventory optimization tools to enable customer category growth and profitability objectives.  In addition, the category manager will establish an annual joint business planning process with the customer to gain clear alignment on specific category KPIs.  This critical, highly-visible customer support role will also collaborate with adjacent DRiV teams to add value for the customer via related business disciplines, including market intelligence, strategic pricing, category management and brand marketing.

The team is ready to act immediately on those candidates who are the best fit for the role. You’ll first hear from someone in Talent Acquisition to schedule a phone screen, and then the next step will be a personal interview with our Hiring Manager. We pride ourselves on moving through processes quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication throughout.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Report to customer contacts weekly on category performance based on POS data

• Track ROI for training events and promotional activity
• Report results against industry and DRiV generated sales benchmarks
• Report progress against category growth goals

Manage customer inventory assortments in assigned categories

• Review store-level stocking data
• Recommend adjustments to optimize local coverage
• Maximize multi-brand categories based on customer growth goals
• Learn customer software systems as needed

Act as category subject matter expert for all customer data requests

Provide strategic category insight and thought leadership to customer management teams

Lead creation of presentations as requested by the customer

Foster relationship with key decision makers within the customer account

Required Skills Required Experience

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree minimum

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Category Management – Automotive background a plus
• Experience with automotive products desired, but not required
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-functional resources
• Proficient in Excel and BI tools (Tableau, Qlikview, Power BI, etc.)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Power BI a plus
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• Strong analytical skills required
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication skills