Group Category Manager, Connected Products

Are you interested in being a part of a fast growing agile category management team that brings new smart connected products to market Moens Connected Smart Water team has a new opening for a Group Category Manager based at our Global headquarters in Deerfield IL.

The Group Category Manager will be instrumental in leading and executing category management for a portfolio of solutions within our Connected Products Business part of the Moen Smart Water Network. The Group Category Manager leads a team of connected product category managers. The Group Category Manager drives category growth through portfolio execution and defines the strategic vision for their team driven by the overall Moen Smart Water business vision. They have a deep understanding of the target market/industry/user and build close relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that business priorities are aligned with overall strategy. This role manages dependencies with other teams functions while identifying building and managing strategic partnership across the different teams. They work closely with commercial functions project development and supply chain teams to ensure business value is maximized. Group Category Managers will be accountable for their category revenue growth category and portfolio growth strategy and for specific business OKRs based on their Smart Water portfolio needs.

Job Location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield IL. Effective mid2025 Fortune Brands will transition to a new worldclass campus in Deerfield bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices brands and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration along with amenities for dining onsite daycare fitness and recreation.

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

Category Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute a comprehensive category strategy to drive sales growth market share and profitability. 
• Identify market trends competitive threats and consumer needs to inform portfolio roadmap and gotomarket strategies.
• Establish clear KPIs and performance metrics to track category success.
• Partner with Software Product Leadership to drive platform level software prioritization. 

Product & Portfolio Management

• Lead & own the product portfolio strategy and lifecycle for assigned Connected Product portfolio.
• Develop and execute a 3year portfolio roadmap plan through conducting ongoing competitive market and Voice of Customer (VOC) analysis to deliver best in class solutions.
• Partner with crossfunctional product development (hardware & software) teams to define new product introductions and provide regular updates to business leadership.
• Lead category management team as they define requirements and features to multiple teams (hardware & software) to deliver on value proposition unique selling proposition price margin and supply for new product development.

GotoMarket Execution

• Define market segment priorities and partner with Sales & Channel Marketing to establish gotomarket strategies and plans to achieve business objectives.
• Lead portfolio and pricing strategy for assigned product portfolio driving revenue and margin contribution to achieve business objectives.
• Develop compelling product messaging and promotional strategies that resonate with target consumers.

DataDriven Decision Making

• Leverage data analytics market research and consumer insights to inform category strategy.
• Monitor category performance pricing trends and competitive benchmarks to make proactive adjustments.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Influence senior leadership by providing strategic recommendations based on category insights.
• Build strong relationships with external partners channel partners and technology partners. 

Qualifications :

• 810 years of experience in category management product management or product ownership within a consumer electronics IoT smart home or connected products company.  Should demonstrate a deep knowledge and passion for how customers work and think.
• Bachelors Degree in Business Marketing a related field or equivalent experience required.  MBA preferred.
• Proven ability to drive category growth through datadriven insights and innovative strategies.
• Solid knowledge of industry trends pain points to be able to create a high value product vision and user demands.
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex messages and tradeoffs and tell a compelling story at all levels of the organization.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and passion to challenge status quo to find new solutions and drive out of the box ideas loves and embraces change.
• Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable & effective workplace.
• Brings a highenergy and passionate outlook to the job and can influence those around them.
• Strong analytical skills including ability to arrive at insights from analytical data is essential for market and competitive evaluation pricing and line management.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player with skills to lead/participate in crossfunctional teams.
• Ability to travel approximately 15% mainly to trade shows & customer locations.

Additional Information :

Company Description:

Fortune Brands Innovations Inc. is an industryleading innovation company focused on creating smarter safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders but for people and the planet too. When you join Fortune Brands you become part of a highperforming team who are empowered to think big learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Additional Information:

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $130000 USD $195000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and location. In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a rolebased sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a marketleading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including halfday summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell ThermaTru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. To support our efforts we invite you to voluntarily share your gender ethnicity and veteran status. This information is confidential and helps us ensure an inclusive hiring process and improve our diversity initiatives.

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