Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair and operation products, is searching for a Category Manager - Chemicals for our Marketing Department in Columbus, OH, location.

As a Kimball Midwest associate, you will experience why we have been listed as one of the Top Workplaces in Columbus 10 years in a row! Our sales revenue growth is dynamic, increasing from $1 million in 1983 to more than $330 million today. Throughout all our growth we have kept the family owned and operated culture alive. At Kimball Midwest, you are a name and not a number and we pride ourselves on our unique culture.

This position includes spearheading cross-departmental efforts to create marketing material and strategies for assigned product categories in order to drive revenue growth.

This position will report to our Category Management Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve a high understanding of assigned categories
• Manage development and execution of marketing efforts
• Creation of material for the company catalog, eCommerce, email marketing, product development, and social media.
• Analyze data to establish priorities within product categories
• Implement best practices for lifecycle management
• Execute new product development processes (which include product testing and evaluation)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration, or equivalent work history
• 2 - 5 years of experience with chemicals, preferably aerosols, penetrants, lubricants, and greases.
• Demonstrated ability to both execute a vision and then implement it.
• Demonstrated skills in managing multiple projects, coordinating across multiple disciplines and teams, delivering successfully to challenging deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to thrive in creating win/win solutions
• Bias for action – results-driven individual
• High degree of ownership and initiative
• Collaborative mindset- ability to energize and activate plans across team members
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Resilient to adversity, adapting with flexibility
• Entrepreneurial spirit – proven ability to develop and execute new ideas – willing to champion new and different ideas even in the face of strong challenges
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including preparation and delivery of presentations
• Enterprise thinker – ability to understand how their work fits into and enhances the broader enterprise objectives

Additional Information:

We offer a benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, company sponsored life, optional life and disability insurance, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, Parental leave, a 401(k) and Profit-Sharing Plan, Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off (PTO), a Dress for your Day dress code and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets

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