Job Description

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)