Product Category Manager
Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: PORTLAND, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time
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<td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Product Category Manager<BR>Location: TISCO Parts | Oakdale, MN<BR>Job Code: 103<BR># of openings: 1<BR><BR><BR>Description<BR><BR><BR>Blount International, Inc. (NYSE: BLT) is a global manufacturer and marketer of replacement parts, equipment, and accessories for the forestry, lawn, and garden; farm, ranch, and agriculture; and concrete cutting and finishing markets, and is the market leader in manufacturing saw chain and guide bars for chain saws. Blount sells its products in more than 100 countries around the world.<BR><BR>TISCO (www.tiscoparts.com), a division of Blount International, Inc., has been a trusted independent distributor of quality tractor parts as well as combine, agricultural implement, and light industrial replacement parts for 75 years! We proudly service our worldwide family of dealers with the industry's largest company sales force, expert technical support, and world class operations.TISCO team works constantly to deliver the industry's best value, and ease of doing business.Delivering reliable parts you need. Fast.<BR><BR>We are committed to excellence in our people, products, performance, and profits. We value our employees and their contributions to our success; product innovation and product quality; continuous improvement through total quality management; environmentally sound and responsible business practices; honesty, integrity, and social responsibility in our business; and customer service. We believe our employees are the foundation of our Company's success, and we are committed to continuous learning and quality, focusing on the customer, respect and accountability, flexibility, and good relationships with others. <BR><BR>PRODUCT CATEGORY MANAGER<BR><BR>BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION:<BR>Provide leadership and focused direction for each of the Product lines, by developing mission and purpose using a Strategy Map and a Balanced Scorecard, develop and implement product line plans and policies, anticipate and respond to market needs, generate and implement new product ideas, prioritize and drive projects and resources, and remove barriers to ensure product line success.<BR>SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:<BR>* Establish product category direction by developing and implementing product category plans, Strategy Map and Balanced scorecard with goals, objectives and strategies consistent with Division Strategic Plan and Objectives to ensure long term success of the product categories.<BR>* Recommend pricing strategies, set product line offering, lot sizes, etc.<BR>* Anticipate and respond to market needs by gathering market intelligence, new product development and implementing upgrades to meet or exceed customer expectation.<BR>* Establish and monitor budgets and targets for margins to ensure product line profitability as well as competitive market advantage. Take prompt and decisive corrective action where gaps exist to ensure product line success.<BR>* Set project priorities to ensure resources are working on the most important projects. <BR>* Provide strong leadership for the Product Managem </font></td>
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