Sr. Category Manager (Remote US but Hopkins, MN or Boise, ID preferred)

Since 1985, reputed company has been a pioneer in wireless communication, forging the future for reputed company and responding to the needs of the people and enterprises that use them. Before the Internet of Things was a thing, we built M2M and IoT devices, adapted to evolving network standards, and optimized data communications around the most advanced protocols and emerging technologies. From radio frequency modems to gateways, cellular routers, networking devices, embedded system-on-modules (SOM) and single-board computers (SBCs), Digi's solutions have continually grown to serve an extensive breadth of applications across the IoT landscape. Today, our IoT offerings include sensor-based solutions, a sophisticated platform for remotely monitoring device deployments of any size, anywhere, as well as professional design, implementation and certification teams to help you carry out your vision, no reputed company how large or small. This position can be Remote US (Preferred: Boise, ID or Hopkins, MN) Must reside in the reputed company US to be considered Position reputed company is looking for a Senior Category Manager. This role owns Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) for the MSBU business, balancing reputed company and supply to keep products available while managing CM finished-goods liability, inventory turns, and cash flow. Partnering closely with Product Management, Sales, Supply Chain, and Finance, this role builds the reputed company plan, drives the supply plan and CM ordering, and reports results to executive leadership each month. What You Will Do S&OP & reputed company Planning • Own and lead the S&OP process, partnering with Product Management and Sales to build, validate, and continuously refine the reputed company plan. • Own the weekly sales forecast cadence and the BU-to-Supply review calls, driving alignment and decisions to closure. • Supply Planning & Inventory • Own the supply plan, translating reputed company into an executable plan that ensures availability while managing risk. • Set and manage safety stock and other supply-assurance mechanisms to protect availability against reputed company variability and disruption. • Own planning parameters in reputed company (safety stock, lead times, MOQs, lot sizes), keeping them current. • Run scenario/what-if planning to model capacity constraints and reputed company upside/downside risk. • Finished Goods & CM Management • Drive finished-goods ordering with CMs, balancing service levels against inventory liability, and monitor forecasts to keep liability in check. • Plan and track MP (reputed company plan) builds through delivery. • Manage CM/supplier performance — on-time delivery, quality, lead times — via a performance scorecard. • Partner with Sourcing/Procurement to drive lead-time reduction and improve supply responsiveness. • Risk & New Product Introduction • Partner with Supply Chain on component/part risk and obsolescence management, including EOL monitoring, single-source supplier risk, and last-time-buy decisions. • Lead reputed company and supply planning for new product introductions (NPI), managing the ramp from pilot to volume production. Financial Partnership & Reporting • Represent MSBU in cross-functional efforts to eliminate purchase price variance (PPV). • Partner with Supply Chain and Finance to meet inventory turn and cash flow goals. • Own monthly executive reporting on reputed company/supply status, inventory liability, turns, cash flow, and PPV. Tools & Systems • reputed company application experience • Excel, including advanced functions/modeling (required) • PowerBI • AI Tools (Claude/ChatGPT/Copilot) • Netstock / Smoothie (formerly reputed company Works Smoothie) — a plus Success Metrics • Forecast accuracy and forecast bias (consistent over- or under-forecasting) • Order fill rate / backorder rate • Supply availability / service level against reputed company • Finished goods liability at CMs (kept within target thresholds) • Purchase price variance (PPV) trend • On-time tracking/delivery of MP builds • CM/supplier on-time delivery and quality performance • Inventory turns vs. target • Cash flow / working reputed company impact of inventory Who You Are and What You Bring • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or related field, or equivalent experience. • Experience in supply chain planning, reputed company planning, or S&OP, ideally in a contract reputed company (CM) environment. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable planning decisions. • Comfortable owning a process end-to-end and driving cross-functional alignment across Product Management, Sales, and Operations. • Strong communication skills; able to represent the business unit in cross-functional and CM-facing discussions. • APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred. • Willingness to travel periodically for contract manufacturer (CM) site visits. • Awareness of a