Category Manager I - Anywhere inside the United States

Category Manager IAt TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable, and more connected world. TE Connectivity Ltd. is a $16.4 billion global technology and manufacturing leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. For more than 75 years, our connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, have enabled advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home. With 89,000 employees, including more than 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.TE Connectivity's Channel division collaborates with our distributor partners on TE's global distribution vision, strategy, and business initiatives by aligning our goals to drive faster growth and better serve our mutual customers through the delivery of unsurpassed service and value. From marketing strategy, sales training, and customer care to supply chain, pricing, and new design engineering, TE's Channel division supports distributors throughout the entire sales process. Supporting all TE business units, Channel employees have the unique opportunity to gain a well-rounded understanding of the company. Channel owns the small customers for TE and works with a dedicated group of distribution partners to drive growth while delivering unsurpassed service and value to both TE's small indirect customers and distributors. The Channel Category Management team is responsible for driving an enterprise strategy focused on all facets of how we position TE Connectivity Products in the Electronics Distribution market globally. Working with our Product Management (PM) teams, the ideal candidate will contribute to the design, execution, and maintenance of a product category strategy and its implementation, in coordination with our business units. Additionally, this individual will partner with the Channel sales teams on finding and addressing key opportunities to drive share gains for TE Connectivity in distribution. The candidate will bring a growth-oriented and entrepreneurial mind-set, excellent commercial acumen, and strong analytic skills. The candidate will build on her/his enterprise experience to create value for the business and consistently grow market share while working across the business units & functions tied to the market. The role will appeal to those with aspirations for further personal and career growth as the company seeks to further enhance the overall bench-strength for succession for leadership positions across the company.

Candidate Experience: Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or Engineering 8+ yrs of category experience with 2+ years of experience in business-to-business commercial roles Must be consultative, have above average energy and work ethic, possess strong verbal & written communication skills Strong computer proficiency and ability to work with various software programs (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerBI, AI tools) Competencies/Skills Analytical thinker capable of interpreting complex data to identify critical implications and "so-whats" for the business, even with imperfect information and ambiguity; master of 80/20 data-driven decision making. Ability to maintain progress on multiple tasks, set priorities, and manage time effectively. Ability to adapt, be agile and drive change. Strong communication (written and verbal), persuasion and interpersonal skills. Ability to establish strong business relationships with other business units and cross functional departments, as well as with relevant third parties. Ability to influence without authority. Collaborative, ability to build strong relationships with cross-functional partners within a global and diverse organization. Demonstrate proactive positive attitude and instill the same within the team. Ability to navigate through ambiguity and enable decision making with available data sets/ information. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment. Helps create and maintain a positive department culture through the participation in, and creation of cultural initiatives and cross-functional events. Strong business acumen and strategic mindset. Ability to work seamlessly with leaders at multiple levels in the organization. The skills and tenacity to achieve results and influence leaders without formal authority.