Category Manager

About Us

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow. PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards. Our Culture PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

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Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to drive the profitable growth of a product category in North America by developing and executing strategic plans that align with both regional and global objectives. This includes analyzing market data, optimizing product assortments, managing pricing strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product launches, inventory management, and marketing efforts are aligned to meet customer needs and business goals. This role has an emphasis on data analysis and strong aftermarket knowledge, bringing internal and external data together to generate business plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for profitable category growth in North America
• Responsible for developing and executing internal and external category plans and communicating to sales, customers, and leadership team
• Turn customer, installer and product data into actionable tactics to drive profitable growth
• Perform market research and partner with third party vendors to ensure the organization is responding to the voice of the customer
• Work with global teams to execute category plan and align global product line strategy with regional needs
• Identify customer specific product assortments and inventory deployment proposals to maximize customer sales and minimize returns
• Collaborate on the development of marketing materials and promotional plans
• Communicate often with Sales on product line trends and customer concerns
• Provide customer support as required (e.g. gap analysis, market insights, customer strategy recommendations, presentations and respond to inquiries)
• Conduct competitive benchmarking on a regular basis to ensure we are aligned (or better) than our competitors
• Implement pricing strategies based on market analytics
• Identify new to range product pipeline and launch new products within the region; communicate plans to Global Product for alignment and support
• Generate new product introduction ideas with support from Sales, Product, and Engineering
• Work with Purchasing team with data to help drive down product costs
• Work with Product and Engineering to identify product attributes and specifications to support the development of marketing materials
• Partner with logistics team to manage inventory
• Plan for SKU obsolescence and identify potential consolidations/supersessions

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred but industry experience may be considered in place of a degree
• Minimum of 2+ years of automotive aftermarket experience
• Minimum of 2+ years of market and data analysis experience
• Proven ability to manipulate and organize complex part level data into concise reports
• Ability to work and solve problems independently, in a team, and cross functionally
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both oral and written
• Confidence in judgement and decision making
• Proficient with Microsoft Office

Preferred Experiences

• Knowledge or experience with the North America Fuel Handling market
• Ability to research part number interchanges

What We Offer

• We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization.
• We are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation.
• We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans.
• We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

What We Believe

• Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers
• Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively
• Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional
• Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse
• Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right
• Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

Safety

SAFETY You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

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