Category Manager

Bring your life  At Thule, we create products that help people bring the things they love along for the journey. As we continue to strengthen our product and category management capabilities, this role will help shape our portfolio and support profitable growth across our global business.  Are you a commercially driven product or category manager who enjoys turning consumer needs and market opportunities into successful products and business initiatives? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, insight, and execution? If so, this could be the right opportunity for you.    What you’ll do at Thule  As a Category Manager, you will own a defined portfolio or key business initiative, developing strategies and plans that drive growth and long-term success.  You will monitor market trends and competitive developments to identify new opportunities and understand changing consumer needs. By combining these insights with strong analytical and commercial thinking, you will translate opportunities into clear strategies for positioning, pricing, and channels.  You will drive the business plan and performance of your area, with responsibility for sales, profitability, forecasting, and follow-up. Working closely with Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Finance, you will ensure alignment and effective execution of strategic priorities.  You will own and champion products and key initiatives across the organization, supporting go-to-market activities and ensuring teams have the information and tools needed for successful execution.  Innovation is also an important part of the role. You will identify opportunities for new products and business initiatives, contribute to the innovation pipeline, and work closely with Product Development to bring ideas to market that meet consumer needs and support our commercial objectives.  You will also contribute to improving ways of working and sharing best practices across the organization, helping to strengthen our pro