Vacant job

Do you have a passion for the outdoors and a sharp commercial instinct? As Director of Category Management for Active with Kids, you'll own the global strategy and profitable growth of Thule's Strollers, Child Car Seats, and Child Carrier Backpack categories, some of our most loved products. You'll blend consumer insight, commercial strategy, and cross-functional leadership to shape what parents and adventurers reach for worldwide.

What you'll do at Thule

You'll own the full product portfolio, channel strategy, pricing, and promotional approach – with complete P&L accountability. That means leading annual budgeting and three-year planning, tracking sales trends, and reporting on execution against strategic goals. You'll study market and consumer behavior to continuously evolve the portfolio and stay ahead of where the industry is heading.

Working closely with Product Development, you'll align on resource planning and prioritization, while maintaining accurate demand forecasts to keep inventory optimized across global markets. You'll brief campaign and launch needs to the Brand and Marketing teams, partner with the Global Retail Concept Director on in-store activations and merchandising, and collaborate with Digital and Performance Marketing to drive traffic, conversion, and average order value.

Beyond the commercial work, you'll champion key products and initiatives across the organization, deliver impactful training through sales meetings, trade shows, and LMS content, and build a 3-5 year innovation pipeline of both incremental and breakthrough ideas. You'll play a key role in timely phase approvals within the Thule Project System, lead and develop your direct reports across multiple regions, and share learnings and process improvements across teams.

What we're looking for

• At least 5-7 years of experience in product management, category management, or related commercial roles
• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent practical experience. Proven track record managing direct reports across multiple regions or markets.
• Strong analytical skills; you're comfortable turning data into strategy
• Excellent communicator with polished presentation and stakeholder management skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage complex cross-functional workstreams
• Experience with QlikView or QlikSense is a plus

Hiring Process

Please submit your application by emailing our Talent Partner Oscar at [email protected]. Last day for applying is June 11, 2026.