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Category Printing Manager

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HP

8d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Business, Operations & Strategy
    Product
  • Milan

AI generated summary

  • You need a degree in Economy, Marketing, or Finance, 5-8 years in marketing/sales, P&L management, strong communication, negotiation, and financial planning skills, with IT industry knowledge.
  • You will manage P&L, contribute to business planning, establish senior-level relationships, oversee product lines, and lead team functions like market analysis and marketing engagement.

Requirements

  • Broad understanding of the category product, business management and sales challenges and strategies.
  • P&L Product Category Management
  • University or Bachelors degree in Economy, Marketing or Finance.
  • Typically 5-8 years of professional experience with a combination of Marketing, Sales, Business Planning experience preferred.
  • Consumer and/or Commercial Partner management expertise End User Acct management as an alternative.
  • IT industry knowledge.
  • Business planning skills, multidimensional.
  • Financial planning and modelling skills, comfortable to manage high complexity business planning and reporting.
  • Strong communication skills at senior management internally and externally.
  • Knowledge of promotional marketing processes and practices.
  • Negotiation skills and ability to frame the product value proposition to customers/partners.
  • Leadership skills and cross functional expertise (sales, supply chain, marketing).

Responsibilities

  • Broad understanding of the category product, business management and sales challenges and strategies.
  • P&L Product Category Management
  • Actively contributes to the definition of the category business plan.
  • Establishes relationships and represents team with sales force and other partners at senior level.
  • Product line and quota responsibility for a significant share of the product range, or a specific customer segment.
  • Functional responsibility for the team in one or several areas (market analysis, marketing engagement, SF communication etc.).
  • May participate in engagement partnership with external IT vendor.

FAQs

What educational background is required for the Category Printing Manager position?

A university or bachelor's degree in Economy, Marketing, or Finance is required.

How many years of experience are typically needed for this role?

Typically, 5-8 years of professional experience is required, with a combination of Marketing, Sales, and Business Planning preferred.

Is IT industry knowledge important for this position?

Yes, IT industry knowledge is essential for the Category Printing Manager role.

What areas of responsibility will I have in this role?

You will have P&L Product Category Management responsibilities, functional responsibility for market analysis, marketing engagement, and sales force communication.

Will I have the opportunity to lead a team?

Yes, you may act as a team or project leader, providing direction to team activities and facilitating decision-making processes.

Are strong communication skills a necessity for this job?

Yes, strong communication skills at the senior management level, both internally and externally, are required.

Will I be involved in vendor partnerships?

Yes, you may participate in engagement partnerships with external IT vendors.

What skills are important for financial planning in this role?

Financial planning and modeling skills are important, and you should be comfortable managing high complexity business planning and reporting.

Are negotiation skills required for the Category Printing Manager?

Yes, negotiation skills and the ability to frame the product value proposition to customers and partners are required.

What aspects of marketing will I need to be familiar with?

Knowledge of promotional marketing processes and practices is necessary for this role.

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Mission & Purpose

Our vision is to create a world where innovation drives extraordinary contributions to humanity. This vision guides everything we do, how we do it, and why we do it. Our technology – a product and service portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions – was created to inspire our vision and we are doing everything in our power across climate action, human rights, and digital equity to make it so. We believe thoughtful ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time. And all it takes is one to change the world.