Senior Manager, Category Management, Originals Apparel

Senior Manager, Category Management, Originals Apparel

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

DRIVE BU Originals APPAREL business success within guidelines set by Global BUs, as well through product strategy that reflects understanding of consumer, market trends and business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Deepen consumer connection / market trend understanding: Obtain and deliver consumer insights to make the appropriate choice & decision on product and marketplace management.
• Merchandising strategy & planning: develop Originals women’s apparel seasonal business & product strategy, deliver seasonal merchandising plan, including range architecture, segmentation, distribution, pricing, forecast for both global and local creation and direction for assortment.
• Product Creation Planning: responsible for range planning of local SMU creation needs, brief/download business needs to internal stakeholders and support the product creation as well operational process. 
• Global communication: lead the execution of women’s apparel product strategy category interface between Global BU (business opportunities, regular touchbase/input, performance results, market trends/insights, category plans, etc.)
• GTM management: Responsible for seasonal sell in with product range plan and sell-in margin to achieve sell out target and other critical product financial target, responsible for landing of seasonal key initiatives considering end to end consumer journey.
• Drive x-Functional Communication & Alignment: This role will need a smooth and effective cross functional communication including marketing, channels, and other relevant internal stakeholders to land seasonal strategy and assortment with both GCA and Global organization.
• Other Routine: including business performance analysis, system & file management, sample management

 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 and GTM
• GCA product team (incl. BU and Creation Center Shanghai)
• GCA Brand Marketing
• GCA Offline Channels (Buying, Own Retail, Franchise & Wholesales, etc.)
• GCA Demand Planning/Finance
• Other Markets Originals BU

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert understanding of China market and consumers and commercial needs (especially Apparel perspective) and ability to interpret insights against strategy.
• Presentation/communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong data analysis skills and ability to translate and articulate data results into clear business actions.
• Distinct track record of success and high-level Category Management & Merchandising knowledge from in Apparel.
• Strong 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 to process cross functionally
• Solution Oriented and Agile Mindset, be able to adapt to fast-paced working environment
• Team player with high level of integrity & attention to detail

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in category management/product required
• University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience
• Sporting goods/fashion industry experience preferred
• Fluent in English
• Strong Computer Skills including Outlook, Word, Excel (Pivot), Powerpoint, etc
• Passion for sports and fashion lifestyle and belief that through sports we have the power to change lives
• Willingness to travel up to 15-20% of time