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TE ConnectivityCategory Manager I - Anywhere inside the United States (#, PA, US, -)
The Channel division at TE Connectivity works alongside distribution partners on the company's worldwide distribution plans. It assists those partners with marketing, sales training, customer service,…
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The Channel division at TE Connectivity works alongside distribution partners on the company's worldwide distribution plans. It assists those partners with marketing, sales training, customer service, supply-chain matters, pricing and new-design engineering, and manages TE's smaller indirect accounts. This US-based remote role belongs to Channel Category Management. The category group defines the enterprise strategy for how TE's products are positioned in electronics distribution. The category manager collaborates with product management…
Job Description
The Channel division at TE Connectivity works alongside distribution partners on the company's worldwide distribution plans. It assists those partners with marketing, sales training, customer service, supply-chain matters, pricing and new-design engineering, and manages TE's smaller indirect accounts. This US-based remote role belongs to Channel Category Management.
The category group defines the enterprise strategy for how TE's products are positioned in electronics distribution. The category manager collaborates with product management to shape, execute and sustain product category plans, and works with Channel sales to identify and win share through distributors.
Core duties include drafting go-to-market plans for particular products that blend market and customer insight with a grasp of TE's portfolio. The role recommends growth initiatives aimed at specific applications and markets, teams up with people across business units to find and deliver improvements, mines data for opportunities, and works with distributors on expanding the portfolio and keeping inventory healthy.
The ideal candidate has a growth mindset, sound commercial judgment and strong analytical ability. Candidates need a business, marketing or engineering degree, eight-plus years in category roles, and two-plus years in B2B commercial jobs. The ability to persuade and to influence without formal authority matters. The posted base salary is $142,500 to $178,100, which may differ by physical location.
Responsibilities
- Draft go-to-market plans for specific products based on market, customer and portfolio insight
- Recommend growth initiatives for targeted applications and markets
- Work with colleagues across business units to find and deliver improvements
- Use data and analysis to uncover opportunities
- Work with distributors on portfolio growth and inventory health
- Partner with Channel sales on share-gain opportunities
Requirements
- University training in business, marketing or engineering
- Eight or more years in category work, including two or more years in B2B commercial roles
- Consultative style with high energy and a strong work ethic
- Strong spoken and written communication
- Competence with Microsoft Office, Power BI and AI tools
- Analytical thinking that produces sound decisions from partial or ambiguous information
- Ability to juggle priorities and influence people without formal authority
Qualifications
- Growth-oriented, entrepreneurial mindset
- Ambition for further career growth and leadership development
Core Skills
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Disability and life insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid leave plus optional benefit programs
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the role located?
The listing is for work anywhere inside the United States and is marked remote.
What is the base salary?
The posted base range is $142,500 to $178,100, which may change depending on physical location. The company says total compensation also includes incentives and benefits.
How should applicants apply safely?
Applicants are pointed to the company's careers page at te.com/careers. The posting adds that legitimate recruiter emails use @te.com addresses, and that no fees are ever requested.
What degree is required?
The required education is a degree from one of three fields: business, marketing or engineering.
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