Category Manager - Fashion/Lifestyle Product

Develop/execute strategies for a the company's product range (fashion/lifestyle category)

Manage cross-functional team collaboration (marketing, supply chain) to ensure the category's success from product lifecycle to market performance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Strategy & Planning: Develop long-term category strategies aligned with business goals, setting KPIs and achieving sales/profit targets.

- Market Analysis: Research fashion trends, consumer behavior, and competitor activities to find opportunities and threats.

- Assortment Management: Curate and optimize product selections, including new product forecasting and discontinuations, according to business needs.

- Pricing & Promotion: Set pricing strategies and plan promotional activities to maximize appeal and profitability.

- Production Management: Negotiate with factory/production/quality/supplychainteams for productspecifications, pricing, and product quality.

- Inventory Control: Work with supply chain to manage stock levels, preventing stockouts and overstock.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with marketing, sales, merchandising, and operations teams to execute plans.

- Performance Monitoring: Analyze sales data, report on category performance, and make data-driven adjustments.