Category Manager- Security, Backup And Storage Software
• Consistently surpassed revenue, sales margin goals.• Received Category Manager of the year, Team member of the Quarter 4x and Zones Winners Circle awards for exceeding revenue, margin and vendor investment.• Developed, maintained, and executed strategic integrated marketing plans for, Symantec, Trend Micro, RSA, CA, McAfee, AVG, Kaspersky, Sophos, Barracuda, Websense…• Hired, managed, supervised, and trained security team.• Handled employee performance reviews, career development, motivation, and coaching• Developed and managed key manufacture partnerships with sales, distribution, and executive management.• Managed sales revenue, margin, and vendor investment • Forecasting- weekly, quarterly, and annual projections for revenue, margin, and partner investment• Analyzed sales data and market trends to forecast revenue growth. • Conducted Quarterly Executive Business Reviews.• Built and developed Security and storage to be the fastest growing category.• Experience in B2B development from Enterprise to SMB and SLED sectors.• Worked with many cross functional teams, i.e., Merchandising, Marketing, Sales, Advertising, Online, Accounting, Legal, Training, and Operations