Assistant Category Manager

Role Overview

As an Assistant Category Manager supporting the DEWALT Category Team, you’ll use market and financial analysis to help guide product assortment, pricing, and portfolio decisions. Your work will help the team identify opportunities to improve category performance and plan product launches and growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Track category performance, budgets, forecasts, and margins, and prepare clear reports to support planning decisions.
• Assess product assortments across brands and retail channels, including opportunities to refine the portfolio or manage SKUs.
• Research competitor products, market pricing, customer needs, and industry trends to identify risks and growth opportunities.
• Work with pricing partners to develop market-informed pricing recommendations for new and existing products.
• Support financial evaluations of product ranges, new product development, launches, and other category initiatives.
• Contribute analysis and recommendations on category strategy, portfolio optimization, and margin improvement.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support planning and execution of category priorities.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience or working knowledge in category management, portfolio management, or a related business function; the source does not specify a required number of years.
• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, finance, supply chain management, or a related discipline is estimated for this role; this qualification is not confirmed in the source.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret financial results, market data, and competitor information.
• Familiarity with pricing, product assortment, category performance, portfolio management, and launch planning.
• Understanding of new product development and SKU management.
• Clear communication, sound problem-solving, and the ability to present useful insights to colleagues.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and collaborate across teams.

What We Offer / Why Join

This is a full-time remote position in the United States, supporting category strategy and product portfolio work for DEWALT.