Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
As Assistant Manager Category Management BU Lifestyle GFX & ACC, you will drive category business success through supporting the Emerging Markets Business Unit with all Category Management related tasks.
You will support the implementation of global Concepts-to-Consumer strategies in a locally relevant way for Emerging Markets, considering different consumer needs and distribution channel requirements within Emerging Markets Clusters.
Collaborate regularly with EM cluster/country organizations & global stakeholders to support execution and to identify business opportunities in the market to maximize net sales and profitability.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support the Emerging Markets Senior Manager – GFX & ACC, BU Lifestyle with all range management tasks within the parameters set by the EM Range Architecture team.
• Drive category management for assigned category across all KPIs, with the objective to maximize business opportunities.
• Execute the seasonal Go-To-Market process and calendar milestones for Emerging Markets.
• Support Emerging Markets Common Range and exclusive strategies, considering different consumer- and distribution channels requirements.
• Support the cross-functional EM alignment across all Brand and Support functions stakeholders.
• Facilitate efficient communication with respective Cluster stakeholders, to enable executional excellence as well as driving upwards communication to Global stakeholders.
• Support BU data analysis and category tracking (e.g., Dashboards, BOH Reports, Campaign
Tracking, Sell-Through Reports).
• Act as single point of contact (SPOC) for system related tasks, including Article Master Data maintenance in RMA, maintaining the Ranging Management Tool, and other relevant systems (e.g., M-3, DART, BI etc.).
• Responsible for leading all BU ranging activities in RMA, adhering to seasonal RMA timelines set by the MOPS Team.
• Support the BU with M-3 Range Tool (Range board creation, sample order placement, etc.).
• Support BU requirements with regards to sell-in tool creation, milestone meeting preparations and coordination.
• Understand the EM consumer and retail environment including distribution channels, competitors and pricing strategies.
KPIs:
• EM Net Sales, Category growth, Business segment growth
• EM Category Range optimization based on range architecture guidance.
• EM Common Range implementation and sell-out rate.
• Executional excellence across seasonal Go-To-Market Milestones.
• Executional excellence in system and data maintenance.
Key Relationships:
• EM Business Unit Lifestyle Team
• EM Horizontal Brand Teams (Concept-to-Consumer, Marketing Operations, Brand Activation)
• EM Business Units (Running, Football, Golf, Basketball, Training)
• EM Cluster/Country Category Management / Concept-to-consumer teams
• EM Channel, Finance, Demand Planning
• Global Business Unit Lifestyle
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Collaborative with strong communication skills
• Structured, organized and process oriented.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office
• Respectful Team player
• Experience in Category Management and Merchandising are a must!
• Passion for sport and fashion
• Ability to work on own initiative and adhere to timelines
• Ability to make fact-based decisions
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
• University Degree in Business or Marketing
• Category Management/ Ranging/ Merchandising- or Account Marketing / Sales Experience
• Advanced user of Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)