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Category Director Apparel Key Account / Speed Originals (m/f)
Fashion Industry Company
Herzogenaurach, , Germany
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Purpose
• Recognize sport and consumer insights.
• Heavily influence category direction and drive its implementation.
• Reduce strategies to tactical plans.
• Steer a cross-functional product creation team to deliver the category vision.
• Lead and develop the category team.
Accountabilities
• Lead European KA business by establishing a strong relationship with the partners.
• Accelerate SPEED strategy for Originals APP.
• Manage a team and develop their functional and social skills using available resources to create a top performing team.
• Set and manage strategic category direction; ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Identify new business opportunities to drive innovation and / or commerciality.
• Develop an "all for one attitude" within the team to ensure smooth cooperation with interlinked departments.
• Have full understanding of the product creation process to drive it forward.
• Be a role model for all team members in regards to strategic direction and the product creation process.
• Show leadership through living the brand values while fostering a performance culture.
• Manage and develop optimum relationship with cross-functional teams and with interlinked departments to enable an efficient product creation process.
• Challenge the cross-functional team to ensure creation of industry leading products.
• Analyse and report category business performance to ensure achievement of category KPIs.
• Positively represent the category both internally and externally.
• Work with the CtC (Concept to Consumer), Brand Marketing and Sports Marketing teams throughout the season to define strategic marketing direction.
• Be a competent partner for category and ranging discussions with markets and retailers.
• Define projects to optimize category performance and steer to conclusion.
• Build an understanding of product information systems and the interlinking functions – clarity on respective timelines.
Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience
• Manage a team to create industry leading products.
• Inspire, coach and lead; set framework for performance and growth.
• In-depth knowledge of respective product category.
• Advanced analytical skills, be solution driven and result oriented, strong business orientation.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Lateral thinking and challenge status quo.
• Profound consumer, market and retail knowledge especially in regards to different needs of different countries/ regions.
• Step up to conflicts and work towards a diplomatic solution.
• Execute change management.
• Cooperate effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships.
• Ability to travel.
• Passion for sports.
Qualifications
1. College degree, preferably in marketing/business /textile/fashion.
2. Minimum of 7 years Product Marketing experience with APP, FTW , ACC or comparable background.
3. First experience in managing and developing direct reports.
4. Strong leadership skills.
5. Experience in trade or sales is helpful.
6. Fluent in English.
7. PC skills (MS Office programs).
We are looking forward to receiving your application.