Overview of the Company
United Wheels Inc. (“UWI”) is an international, privately held business, with affiliated companies and operations in Asia, the Americas and around the world. UWI is a world leader in the design, manufacture and international distribution of bicycles, e-bikes, and rideable toys, manufacturing more than 6 million bicycles and e-Bikes each year. In additional to cycling, UWI is at the forefront of materials science though Allite Inc. and its affiliated companies, which utilizes its proprietary magnesium alloys across numerous industries (e.g., sporting goods, robotics, electronics, aerospace, etc.).
UWI owns and operates several bicycle-related subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include:
Huffy Corp. (), the iconic bicycling company based in Dayton, Ohio, with more than 125+ years of bicycling history.
Buzz Bicycles (
Batch Outdoors Inc. ()
Niner Brands International Inc. ()
Summary
Be the category champion for the assigned products ensuring organizational alignment regarding our target consumers and trends, marketplace landscape including competition and retail channel and product strategy with responsibility for defining critical features, costing and delivery targets. Developing successful products that are delivered on time to meet sales margin goals. Maintaining excellent knowledge of competitors and industry trends. Communicating product features/benefits clearly to broad audience of external and internal customers. Collaborating with sales, finance, purchasing, marketing and creative departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of Category Management experience in the e-bike industry is required. This position will require approximately 20% travel (domestic and international). Must be able to obtain a valid passport.
Competencies
Language Skills
Must possess exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills and solid comprehension and listening skills while employing diplomacy and tact in all situations. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products, including the ability to use Pivot Tables and proficient in business ERP systems.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
None Required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision and color vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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