Sporting Fashion & Goods
Assistant Manager Brand Partnerships
Mid Level
Shanghai, China
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Supports the successful execution of Global Collaboration and Statement collections within GCA by coordinating cross-functional processes from seasonal planning through market launch. It ensures local and global collaboration concepts, product assortments and launch guidelines are accurately translated into local execution across Retail, eCom, Marketing, Planning and Country Teams to deliver a premium consumer experience and support commercial objectives. The position acts as a key coordinator between Global Business Units and GCA functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Support seasonal collaboration and Statement collection planning processes for GCA markets, coordinating communication between Global Business Units and GCA cross-functional teams on seasonal product launches, and maintaining assortment information, launch calendars and key milestone tracking.
- Consolidate market feedback, commercial inputs and product requests from GCA stakeholders for Global teams.
- Support sample ordering and showroom preparation for seasonal reviews and sell-in sessions, and work with CCS on in-house energy projects.
- Coordinate execution of Global collaboration launches across Retail and eCommerce channels, ensuring product data, launch information, pricing and allocation details are accurately shared with relevant stakeholders.
- Track launch readiness and follow up on key deliverables with Planning, Marketing, Retail, eCom and Operations teams, and support implementation of launch guidelines to ensure premium and consistent brand presentation across markets.
- Assist in monitoring launch performance, collect post-launch feedback, consolidate sell-through and business performance reports, and support seasonal forecasting and performance tracking through data collection and analysis.
- Prepare regular reports and business updates for local and global stakeholders, monitor product availability, highlight potential risks or opportunities, support review of launch results and maintain historical performance records.
- Maintain product information and seasonal records across internal systems, ensure accuracy of assortment files, launch trackers and documentation, support product setup, pricing records and system administration, manage seasonal archives, sample inventories and collaboration-related documentation
- And continuously improve process efficiency and data quality.
- Act as a key coordinator between Global Business Units and GCA functions, working closely with Retail, eCommerce, Marketing, Demand Planning, Finance and Operations teams, facilitating information sharing and follow-up actions
- And supporting ad-hoc projects and business initiatives related to collaborations and Statement business.
- Support achievement of KPIs including launch execution accuracy and on-time delivery, product setup and data accuracy, seasonal reporting quality and timeliness, sample management accuracy, sell-through tracking completion, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 2-4 years of experience in Merchandising, Buying, Product Operations, Category Management or Brand Operations.
- Familiarity with Retail and eCommerce business operations.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong project coordination and execution skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Good analytical capability with proficiency in Excel and reporting tools.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Collaborative mindset and proactive working style.
Preferred Skills
- Experience within sporting goods, fashion, retail or consumer products industry.
About the Company
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