Director, Category Management & Growth Strategy

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Shape Tomorrow Through Growth, Strategy, and Innovation At Ingram Micro, we help businesses realize the promise of technology. We're seeking a strategic and entrepreneurial leader to drive growth across a portfolio of networking, cybersecurity, and modern infrastructure vendors. This role will lead the strategy and performance of an underdeveloped portfolio with significant growth potential. The ideal candidate can identify where to invest limited resources, build strong vendor partnerships, leverage data to make decisions, and develop strategies that drive measurable business results.

We're looking for a leader who combines learning agility, business acumen, and an entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to launch growth initiatives, identify repeatable successes, and scale those outcomes across a broad vendor portfolio. If you thrive in ambiguity, learn quickly, embrace AI and innovation, and enjoy building growth plans from the ground up, we'd like to meet you. This is a hybrid role that can be based at any of the following Ingram Micro office locations (onsite 3 days/week;

remote 2 days/week):
Buffalo, NY Scottsdale, AZ Greer, SC

Develop, launch, and execute growth strategies across a portfolio of technology vendors. Identify opportunities to accelerate revenue growth and improve portfolio performance. Prioritize investments, programs, and resources based on business impact, growth potential, and strategic value. Evaluate market trends, customer demand, and competitive activity to guide business strategy. Launch new initiatives, measure results, and scale successful programs across multiple vendors and technology categories.

Balance long-term strategic planning with near-term execution. Bring an entrepreneurial approach to identifying untapped opportunities and transforming them into meaningful business outcomes.

Build executive relationships with vendor leaders and strategic partners. Develop joint business plans and growth initiatives that drive measurable results. Influence vendor investments and engagement strategies. Serve as a strategic partner across sales, marketing, and business leadership teams. Leverage successful growth initiatives and best practices to expand impact across an extensive vendor portfolio.

Use business insights, analytics, and performance metrics to drive decision-making. Leverage AI and automation to improve efficiency, productivity, and business outcomes. Identify scalable opportunities to improve portfolio performance and customer engagement. Use data to determine which strategies should be expanded, optimized, or replicated across vendor categories.

Lead and develop a high-performing team. Foster a culture of accountability, agility, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Influence cross-functional stakeholders to drive execution and business results. Champion an entrepreneurial mindset that…