HP is hiring and talent is our only criteria.

We are now looking for You, who can join the passionate category management team and community for business personal systems.

This role is responsible for directing and controlling category management activities while leading a team of 5-6 individual contributors. The role manages operational and tactical activities to support internal sales processes. The role handles project communication, talent-management and proactively identifies process improvement opportunities, and gives recommendations.

Responsibilities
• Directs and controls category management activities for a Nordic and Baltic countries.
• Leads a team of exempt individual contributors and plans, directs and monitors operations/tactical activities.
• Coordinates the monthly pricing activities Nordic and Baltic distribution portfolio.
• Acts as a spider in the web to ensure effective communication between category, marketing and sales teams.
• Performs talent management responsibilities including recruitment, performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Owning the business from a P&L perspective - making strategic decisions on how to optimize our financial performance.
• Interacts frequently with senior management to communicate project status and escalate issues, as necessary.


Education & Experience Recommended
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7-10 years of job-related experience or 5-7 years of management experience, preferably in category management, P&L management, or a related field.

Knowledge & Skills
• Analytics
• Business Strategies
• Business To Business
• Data Analysis
• Digital Marketing
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Market Research
• Product Marketing
• Product Strategy
• Project Management
• Thought Leadership
• Value Propositions

Cross-Org Skills
• Customer Centricity
• Prioritization
• Resilience
• Team Management
• Strategic Thinking

HP will give you the tools and means to make the best of you but the responsibility to perform will be within you, therefor an internal drive and self-motivation is more than averagely needed in this role.

At HP we measure and reward our employees based on performance, therefore it is an important part of the business year to be the owner of your own performance, knowing that you will have a supportive manager who enables you to perform at your best. We strongly believe in learning and will give you the tools to learn and expand your knowledge and thinking as long as the initiative comes from you.

Along with being part of the local team you will also belong to a virtual team with representatives from other countries. The corporate language is English.

We welcome all applicants who have read this add and know by now that we were thinking of you... No matter the gender or function variation you might have, we welcome all and will make sure you thrive with us