Sporting Fashion & Goods
Manager Category Management Originals, Footwear
Mid Level
Shanghai, China
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Drives the ORI FTW category business success within guidelines set by Global BUs. It supports the execution of product strategy and acts as the category interface between the CCS team and broader stakeholders, identifying business opportunities, SMU opportunities, performance results, market trends and category plans. The role is responsible for CCS creation to drive local relevance and additional opportunities, and for the business success of the category, including forecasts, pricing corridor, size range, RID and sell-through.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive market and consumer insights and strategic concepts into a product plan with a long-term lifecycle that considers the end-to-end consumer journey.
- Perform category analysis including sell-through, forecasting, range adoption (including brand collection), pricing corridor compliance, monthly flow and ARP.
- Define the extended range for sample ordering and order sample sets for GCA, including inline pre-sale and SMS, plus ISC.
- Set price bands according to target, using standard margin based on average price.
- Monitor systems and file management, including Master Range File, HUB, DMT and RMA.
- Deliver category KPIs including net sales, net margin and contribution, sell-in/sell-out, forecast and data accuracy, market share and key SBP initiatives.
- Actively participate in departmental-level training and development initiatives and act as a role model within the ORI team.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 5-10 years of experience in Category Management/Product.
- University degree in Business or equivalent professional experience.
- Sporting goods or fashion industry experience.
- Fluent in English.
- Has lived and worked in different cultures or has substantial experience working in regional teams.
- High business acumen.
- Strong computer skills including Outlook, Word, Excel (Pivot), PowerPoint, etc.
- Passion for footwear (FTW) and sports, with a belief that through sport we have the power to change lives.
- Willingness to travel up to 15-20% of time.
- Ability to implement strategy.
- Strong presentation, communication, negotiation and influencing skills, including the ability to work with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders within a global matrix organisation.
- Distinct track record of success and high-level Category Management knowledge.
- Strong cross-functional and stakeholder management experience across commercial functions (e.g. marketing, sales) and support functions, as well as different organisational levels (Global, Market, etc.).
- Strong industry knowledge across divisions: footwear, apparel and accessories.
- Expert understanding of Asian markets' consumers, accounts, economic environment and commercial needs, including sneaker culture.
Preferred Skills
- Regional experience preferred.
- Creation background is a plus.
- University degree ideally in Sales and/or Marketing.
- Experience in support functions, particularly finance, is preferred.
About the Company
The company believes that through sport it has the power to change lives.
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