<p>The Assistant Category Manager supports the strategic management and optimization of the Procurement organization’s packaging category. This role assists in focusing on the category strategy, market analysis, and developing supplier relationship management. The Assistant Category Manager collaborates with various stakeholders, including cross-functional teams and supplier partners, to support strategic goals, such as profitable sales growth, increased market share, and material cost savings initiatives. Essentially, the Assistant Category Manager plays a supportive role in driving profitability and growth by leveraging skills in market analysis, strategy development, and supplier relationship management. </p><p><br></p><p>MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Category Strategy Support: Assist in developing and implementing category strategies that align with overall goals, including product portfolio, pricing, and marketing plans. • Market Analysis Assistance: Support thorough market research to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive landscape. • Supplier Relationship Management: Assist in negotiating with suppliers, building strong relationships, and ensuring a reliable supply chain. • Performance Monitoring: Help monitor and analyze key performance indicators to identify areas for improvement and optimize category performance. • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with various internal and external stakeholders, including sales, marketing, and procurement teams to achieve shared objectives. • Data Analysis Support: Utilize data analytics to inform decision-making and identify opportunities for growth and cost savings. </p>
We are looking for a Product Manager to join a Services organization and help shape platform capabilities that support infrastructure-focused software solutions. This position combines strategic product leadership with strong cross-functional partnership, connecting technical platform services with business needs across internal product groups. The role is ideal for someone who can turn complex stakeholder input into clear priorities, practical roadmaps, and measurable customer value.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to connect platform capabilities with the needs of infrastructure-focused solutions and customer use cases.<br>• Convert domain-specific challenges and opportunities into clear product priorities, actionable requirements, and well-defined delivery plans.<br>• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to understand goals, constraints, and long-term business drivers that influence platform direction.<br>• Evaluate where capabilities should reside within the broader technology ecosystem, considering scalability, reuse, and adoption across multiple products.<br>• Guide discussions among diverse stakeholders to reach informed decisions that balance technical feasibility, customer benefit, and business strategy.<br>• Manage product activities such as roadmap planning, backlog refinement, prioritization, and coordination with Agile delivery teams.<br>• Champion transparent communication and a collaborative team environment that encourages trust, alignment, and shared ownership of outcomes.<br>• Travel as needed to support global collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and effective coordination across time zones.