Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something. If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason Company has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create. At Company, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day. Purpose: Develop business strategy to achieve net sales, net margin, inventory and SKU productivity for Action Sports. Support CTC Director with overall Action sports brand objectives & seasonal key concepts for WHS and Own retail/Ecom. Contribute relevant portions of annual and seasonal business plans on appropriate timelines. Key Accountabilities: • Drive CTC process and support CTC Director (DTC) with overall brand strategies/department objectives. • Develop the development of specific CTC plans with brand driving and commercially relevant implementation strategies. • Oversee the management of, and direct, the execution of CTC plans for respective key markets. • Manage the delivery of the required content/brand and strategic objectives on-time-in-full at key GTM milestones, e.g GTM Handover, GMM, SMM • Work with markets on all brand/commercial/administrative enquiries where required. • Monitor/support/drive all net sales, distribution and activation objectives for respective markets. • Manage and guide the execution of Brand/CTC objectives for Own Retail/Ecom, including OCS, BCS, FO, Franchise, In-Season Creation. • Support Global Retail with all brand/commercial inquiries where required. • Develop the marketing strategy for the business from brief through range launch for assigned category. • Prepare the line for go to market excellence, including catalogue and web text maintenance. • Ensure category and account objectives are met. • Build range assortment and merchandising by channels and accounts from merchandising tools to catalogs and floor plans, which gives clear product direction and information to the operational departments • Collaborate with the Category Manager to develop category initiatives in order to meet key commercial goals. Drive end-to-end initiatives through to all departments. • Implement activation plans to drive authentic stories with sports marketing and brand marketing. • Build market/retailer network to maintain trend and product awareness • Presents ranges internally and externally (to key retailers) • Identify the products that maximize profitability/productivity and present those to BUD in a clear and concise format • Manage the process with effective communication and action steps in order to achieve margin, profitability, and inventory. • May work with the Sales Manager to achieve goals by channel by account. • Manage end-to-end business models/supply chain solutions to obtain greater profit and cash flow, by channel, by key accounts. Knowledge Skills and Abilities: • Proven ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams • Strong business acumen in channel distribution, net sales, margin, profit and inventory • Ability to provide merchandising leadership, including ability to manage/mentor more junior resources • Ability to work with and influence all levels of the organization • Strong presentation and planning skills • Strong process and project management skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to merchandise across channels and accounts • A thorough understanding of retailers/markets, specifically in the sporting goods industry • Prior knowledge of retail or wholesale preferred Qualifications: • Four year college or university degree, preferably in Marketing/Business. • Minimum five (5) years product marketing or related industry experience. • Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree. • Previous experience in the Action Sports industry preferred. • International experience preferred.