_ Responsibilities: _ - Broad understanding of the category product, business management and sales challenges and strategies. - P&L Product Category Management - Actively contributes to the definition of the category business plan. - Establishes relationships and represents team with sales force and other partners at senior level. - Product line and quota responsibility for a significant share of the product range, or a specific customer segment. - Functional responsibility for the team in one or several areas (market analysis, marketing engagement, SF communication etc.). - May participate in engagement partnership with external IT vendor. _ Education and Experience Required: _ - University or Bachelors degree in Economy, Marketing or Finance. - Typically 5-8 years of professional experience with a combination of Marketing, Sales, Business Planning experience preferred. - Consumer and/or Commercial Partner management expertise End User Acct management as an alternative. _ Knowledge and Skills: _ - IT industry knowledge. - Business planning skills, multidimensional. - Financial planning and modelling skills, comfortable to manage high complexity business planning and reporting. - Strong communication skills at senior management internally and externally. - Knowledge of promotional marketing processes and practices. - Negotiation skills and ability to frame the product value proposition to customers/partners. - Leadership skills and cross functional expertise (sales, supply chain, marketing).