Category Manager

As a Category Manager for the Business Unit (BU) Accessories, you are responsible to develop and steer global BU category management strategy and ensure the strategy is implemented in the regions. Your main tasks will include:

• You develop the global BU category management strategy with omni-channel (offline/online) concepts to exploit sales potential, drive user journey excellence thanks to an optimal portfolio assortment by channels and brands
• You ensure global cross-BU alignment on the category management projects and coordinate with the portfolio teams to include the latest products launches
• You develop recommendations with the Regions on the category management strategy per channels and brands based on their main listings and retail set-up; When regionally aligned then ensure the implementation in the Regions
• You monitor with the Regions sales and user data to continuously assess the Global/Regional category management strategy relevance to ensure adaptation where needed
• You ensure tracking and analysis with the Regions of the category management activities to extrapolate global KPIs

Requirements

• Education: Completed studies in marketing or business administration or comparable qualification
• Experience and know-how: Several years of experience in category management and branding. High sales affinity.
• Personality and working style: Convicing personality with a high enthusiasm. Self-responsible and self-organized. Persuasive communication on different hierarchical levels and stakeholder management. Good analytical skills, high result-orientation and conceptional thinking.
• Languages: Fluent in English