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Storage Category Manager

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Taiwan , Taipei

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Job Description:

The Category management function defines and manages the product offering, positioning, and pricing across the product life cycle of a given portfolio, guiding the direct/indirect sales teams on such product related dimensions. They are responsible to plan the business objective for a specific portfolio, and to achieve this plan through ongoing adjustments of the product related decisions.

Job Responsibility:

  • Participates in business planning with manager
  • Works with and leverages internal partners to deliver the business results
  • May interface with any level in sales organization
  • Product line and quota responsibility limited to a low complexity/low impact part of the business
  • Functional responsibility for the team may be assigned (market analysis, marketing engagement, SF communication etc)

Requirements:

  • University or Bachelor's degree preferred in Marketing or Finance
  • Typically 3-5 years of professional experience in a related field
  • Operational Market research
  • Understanding of Product Life Cycle challenges and levers to address
  • Understanding/Practice of sales processes in the IT industry
  • IT industry knowledge
  • Business planning skills
  • Financial planning and modelling skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Knowledge of promotional marketing processes and practices

Nice to have:

  • Accountability
  • Active Learning
  • Active Listening
  • Assertiveness
  • Building Rapport
  • Buyer Personas
  • Coaching
  • Complex Sales
  • Creativity
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Customer Experience Strategy
  • Customer Interactions
  • Design Thinking
  • Empathy
  • Financial Acumen
  • Follow-Through
  • Growth Mindset
  • Identifying Sales Opportunities
  • Industry Knowledge
  • Long Term Planning
  • Managing Ambiguity
What we offer:
  • Health & Wellbeing benefits
  • Personal & Professional Development programs
  • Unconditional Inclusion environment
  • Comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial and emotional wellbeing

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 10, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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