Assistant Manager Category Management, Originals Apparel/Accessory

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

DRIVE a sustainable Originals APP business growth through a product strategy that reflects understanding of consumer, online & offline behavior, and distribution (eCom platforms & physical retail)

Key Responsibilities

• Deepen consumer connection: Obtain and deliver consumer insights to create and select the appropriate product, well understand market trends and leverage them in product creation
• Merchandising strategy & planning: Deliver seasonal merchandising plan, including range architecture, segmentation, lifecycle, pricing, product range and store layout from both global and local creation and direction for assortment
• Product Creation Planning and Managment: Responsible for holistic range plan, product brief, feedback integration and GTM of assigned scope, drive cooperation with creation team to deliver market-leading products, utilize local creation to rapidly respond to market & sell-through trends
• Business Planning Management: Support regular sell-in with product range plan and sell-in margin to achieve sell-out target and other critical product financial target
• Routine: Including business track/review through DNA & Lakehouse and system/file management including Master Range File, HUB,M-3
• Drive Cross-Functional Communication & Alignment: This role will need a smooth and effective cross functional communication including sales and channels to align seasonal strategy and assortment with both GCA and Global organization

KPI’s

• Category NS, Net Margin and Contribution across GCA
• Sell-out
• Forecast & data accuracy
• Market share
• Achievement of key SBP initiatives

Key Relationships

• Global BU team
• GCA PP&O team
• Creation Center Shanghai
• Offline Channels team incl. Buying and Product Sales
• Ecom Operation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of China retail landscape, Originals consumer behavior & commercial dynamics,  (especially APP/ACC perspective) and ability to interpret insights against strategy
• Track record of success and high-level Category Management & Merchandising knowledge from retail Industry
• Knowledge/experience related to Apparel product creation/development will be a plus
• Presentation/communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Data analysis skills and ability to translate and articulate data results into clear business actions
• Cross-functional and stakeholder management experience across commercial functions (e.g. marketing, sales, buying, etc.) and support functions (finance preferred)
• Positive and organized work ethic, ability to organize teams and processes cross functionally
• Solution Oriented & Agile Mindset, adapt to change and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Team player with high level of integrity & attention to detail

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in range management/product required
• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience
• Sporting goods & Retail industry experience required
• Fluent in English
• Strong Computer Skills including Outlook, Word, Excel (Pivot), Powerpoint, etc
• Passion for sports & fashion, belief that through sports we have the power to change lives