Category Manager Graduate:

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE partner/customer office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Joining HPE in a graduate role is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated, proactive individual to grow with us and help us drive our continued success globally. You’ll be joining a team who will support you throughout the duration of the graduate program to grow, develop and succeed.

Locations: Bratislava, Slovakia

Start Date : June or July 2026

What you’ll do:

• You will support team members in making business critical decisions effecting both strategy and pricing
• You will actively participate in meetings with regional stakeholders, collecting product road-map information to ensure local teams have the most recent information to sell HPE products
• You will actively manage one or more business initiatives end to end from incubation to execution
• You will compile and analyze data that will be utilized to make critical business decisions
• You will provide quoting/pricing support for sales leaders and customers while protecting sales profits
• You will track contract/project deadlines assuring all deadlines are met
• You will proactively identify and assist with developing market relevant business initiatives and sales/marketing campaigns for our products and services
• You will support the business on channel engagements with distributors and partners to nurture the eco-system for focus products and solutions

What you’ll need:

• Completed Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in 2025 or 2026 with a focus in Business, Management, Economics, or related
• Up to 12 months of relevant experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Slovak
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas, dashboards)
• Data interpretation (spotting trends, patterns, gaps)
• Forecasting & demand analysis
• Basic understanding of Power BI

What we’d prefer you bring:

• The drive to seek out what’s next and to deliver exceptional results
• The desire to embrace new ideas and fresh thinking and seek out ideas different than your own
• Experience as an active leader on campus who strives to make a positive impact on the world
• Comfort with working in a hybrid (virtual and face-to-face) environment
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills and the ability to ask smart questions

What you can expect from us:

• Initial extensive onboarding to support you with adjusting into the role
• Ongoing learning and development throughout the duration of the program
• Be mentored by at least one senior member of the team and into a true professional with valuable relationships and international working experience
• Competitive salary and great benefits
• Great work-life balance including hybrid working and Wellness Fridays initiative

Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business, Calendar Management, Coaching, Computer Literacy, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Office Administration, Policy and procedures, Recordkeeping, Risk Assessment, Software Development {+ 5 more}

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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