What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager position at SSi People?
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop consumer-centric assortment plans, considering the full marketplace and blending fact-based and intuitive inputs.
- Participate in seasonal reviews and assortment building in collaboration with marketplace account-focused merchants.
- Balance multiple seasons, contributing insights to future season plans and adoption.
- Manage areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.
- Work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo merchandising, Planning, Allocation, and Brand Marketing.
- Rely on business reporting for your area which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors.
Skills Required:
- Bachelor's degree or higher, or combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
- 4 years experience in Footwear, Apparel, Equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment.
- Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc.
- Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies.
- Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners.
- Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills.
About SSi People:
With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering an exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.
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