Job Summary:

• Driving marketplace growth of relevant categories, keeping in mind the consumer and the competition.
• Planning assortment, prices, offers, promos, etc. to grow the respective category.
• Owning PandL of the category.
• Spotting broader trends to increase SKUs and customer basket size.
• With guidance, negotiate prices, terms, and freight on board (FOB) points, rebates, freight allowances, discounts, minimum order quantities, delivery dates and promotional dollars with vendors.
• Participate in Product Development team meetings for the creation of product that meets categories guidelines.
• Provide clear and timely communication with other departments.
• Arrange for product testing, samples and follow QA procedures
• Collaborate with team members and be flexible with other departments.

Skills on Resume:

• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Assortment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Financial Management (Hard Skills)
• Trend Spotting (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Negotiation (Hard Skills)
• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Effective Communication (Soft Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Set up, data entry, maintenance and research of multiple data points, e.g. vendor data, contracts, programs, buy cards, pricing, discounts, margins and cost factors
• Source, compile and analyze data e.g. Sales data, market analysis, trends, competitor activity, new items, product information etc. 
• Provide results, observations and recommendations to the Category Manager.
• Liaison with vendors and cross-functional teams for outreach, fact finding and process coordination
• Efficient and effective communication to disseminate data updates to both internal and external customers
• Provide operational support, content creation and proofing for marketing activity. 
• Manage the tracking of the co-op program, recommend and initiate usage.
• Partner with inventory analyst and category manager to create new item and promotional buys
• Manage Merchandising team responsibilities for return to vendors and overstocks.
• Participate in industry trade shows and events

Skills on Resume:

• Data Management (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Marketing Support (Hard Skills)
• Program Management (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Event Participation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Helping to achieve cost saving, revenue and profit targets, contributing to the RM Education PandL
• Producing or mining, analyzing and effectively using data to both improve reporting functionality and provide insights which inform future decisions
• Assisting with all aspects of the product life cycle, from concept all the way through to product end of life
• Developing, improving and encouraging adherence to, both new and existing processes
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with key RM Education stakeholders both internally and externally
• Developing a deep understanding of both the connectivity and education marketplaces
• Supporting the Category Manager with management of a complex product set and supplier base
• Working closely with Category Managers to develop category plans and strategies to deliver on key budget targets.
• Assisting Category Managers with managing vendor agreements, costs, vendor allowances, quality, and delivery terms in order to drive supplier performance.
• Undertaking research on market trends and competition such as store visits, approved trade shows or industry events

Skills on Resume:

• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Product Management (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
• Market Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Financial Acumen (Hard Skills)
• Market Research (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Supporting with Category analysis, insight and reporting by maintaining the category reporting toolkit and setting up other best practice reports.
• Supporting Category Plans, and New product Launch
• Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends.
• Supporting devising long-term development strategies for product categories.
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility using appropriate reports.
• Liaise with KAM of Swiggy and Zomato for better deals and managing overall sales.
• Assume responsibility for budget development and revenue for category.
• Assist Category Manager in managing overall Category Goal.
• Build recommendations to implement innovative and profitable merchandising ideas and solutions.
• Partnering with the inventory and supply chain teams to achieve inventory turn and gross margin return on investment goals.
• Supporting Category Managers in selecting pricing, promotions and placement of category products.

Skills on Resume:

• Category Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Merchandising (Hard Skills)
• Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Supporting Managers (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Assist the Category Manager in delivering annual and seasonal category strategies as directed
• Ensure item files are accurate and up-to-date in order to support category and store positioning strategies as set by the Category Manager 
• Provide input into weekly, monthly, and quarterly variance reports for the Category manager to use to create reports
• Create and manage assortments for assigned departments and store positioning strategies with input from the Category Manager
• Monitor ongoing sales figures of all items and key activities as projected in order to maintain appropriate inventory levels for the Category Manager’s vendors 
• Complete the order process from creation of the purchase order through to the delivery of goods to the store
• Submit accurate item setup sheets to Data Entry on a timely basis 
• Manage and monitor core item assortment by adding and deleting products at the direction of the Category Manager 
• Review and action store and depot inventory issues for assigned department group 
• Maintain budgeted inventory levels in stores and perform item maintenance as required to ensure the closed dated items move through the system in a timely manner 
• Collaborate with the Category Manager, build advertising and merchandising activities that achieve targeted results.

Skills on Resume:

• Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Data Management (Hard Skills)
• Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
• Assortment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
• Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Learn about each component required for successful category management
• Execute necessary steps for category success with guidance from leaders
• Own vendor relationships as the primary contact.
• Build strong partnerships by meeting on a consistent basis, negotiating future plans, and maintaining the appropriate category assortment
• Manage PandL, monitoring performance and analyzing the results, with guidance from leaders
• Work closely with partner functions (Sourcing, Supply Chain, etc.).
• Communicate ongoing category and promotional plans to ensure desired service levels and the optimum inventory position
• Partner with promotional team on creation and implementation of a promotional calendar by category.
• Track results at the end of each promotion in terms of sales, PandL share growth, or contribution
• Collaborate with Space Planning team for POGs keeping direction of foot traffic in mind

Skills on Resume:

• Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Execution Skills (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Partnership Building (Soft Skills)
• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Promotional Planning (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Initiate product development by understanding quality of both national and private brand
• Contribute to the assortment planning process by making appropriate recommendations for new items entering the market and discontinuing lines based on potential contribution to the category strategies and department. 
• Partner with leaders regarding final decisions
• Work with the Quality Assurance team to determine product quality specs, composition, and sensory requirements
• Hold suppliers accountable to negotiated product quality specifications
• Collaborate with financial analysts to evaluate the category through measurement of total contribution to the entire department, previous results, and market trends to contribute to a yearly category business plan in partnership with leaders
• Accountable for gross profit projections at the category level, rolling up to department projections quarterly, monthly, and yearly.
• Visit competition as well as markets, stores, and distribution centers to observe results of product lines and share knowledge of competitive products, performance, and business trends
• Identify issues proactively, define customer-focused solutions, and drive sustainable results

Skills on Resume:

• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Quality Management (Hard Skills)
• Assortment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Competitive Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Problem Solving (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Support line manager in key project management, e.g. key platform and product launches with managing project details, timelines and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Lead the product and package innovation process based on conducting market research, analysis and product development briefs.
• Communicate related products, activities and project plans to internal and external partners, other business units, departments, and implements product and promotion plans and new initiatives.
• Manage the category PandL to deliver (or exceed) annual revenue target. 
• Support daily data analysis and reporting during festival seasons, review the sales and sell-through both online to offline channels, propose weekly action plans.
• Support line manager to identify new business opportunities with analysis of store partners’ feedback and consumer insights
• Develop retail display guideline and execution plan to ensure consistent and effective visual merchandising.
• Support and track category project budgets, expenses to ensure good budget control of specific categories.
• Maintain formal and informal channels of communication in multiple directions
• Encourage the expression of new ideas, suggestions, and complaints
• Review them for appropriateness and further action

Skills on Resume:

• Project Management (Hard Skills)
• Market Research and Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Hard Skills)
• Financial Acumen (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Business Development (Hard Skills)
• Visual Merchandising (Hard Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Communication Facilitation (Soft Skills)
• Innovation Management (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Collaborates with the sales team to ensure product plans are aligned with business goals, retailer priorities and overall revenue growth.
• Assists in the implementation of dealer specific product assortments to drive incremental growth.
• Synthesizes feedback from multiple sources, including player feedback, competitive analysis and market research to ensure products meet performance expectations for dealers, retail customers, players, and coaches.
• Assists sales department and sales analyst in the pricing approval process.
• Creates briefs that provide guidance to the RandD Development team to ensure achievement of seasonal goals consistent with brand positioning and growth initiatives of the company.
• Coordinates with product development to ensure product is on time, at cost, with the right features.
• Manages projects through multiple states to bring them to buy ready status.
• Plans and ensures delivery of product samples.
• Travels to manufacturing facilities to observe and assist in the development process.
• Coordinates with marketing to ensure product stories are well communicated and consistent with category objectives.

Skills on Resume:

• Sales Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Product Assortment Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Feedback Synthesis (Hard Skills)
• Pricing Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Brief Creation (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Hard Skills)
• Supply Chain Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Have end to end accountability, managing forecasting and range reviews.
• Manage the collection, input and maintenance of all category data, including promotional systems, data systems and new lines.
• Deliver against the overall category strategy.
• Execute the category’s pricing, promotion, range selection and layout development.
• Develop strong supplier relationships to effectively partner and execute goals.
• Assists in marketing functions such as public relations, trade shows and events, website, photography, and cataloging.
• Ensures consistency and accuracy of information throughout the product line within company information systems.
• Manages item setup and SKU status (e.g., active, inactive, etc.).
• Generates line plans starting at the SKU level and produces analysis to support business decisions.
• Creates account/channel specific line review presentations by product line.
• Serves as category liaison to the sales, inventory and operations team.

Skills on Resume:

• Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Data Management (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Marketing Support (Hard Skills)
• Information Management (Hard Skills)
• Analysis and Decision Support (Hard Skills)
• Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Assist in the Implementation of global and regional and local Home Category plan/strategy.
• Assist in the Development of local market Home Category plan in line with global and regional category strategy and plan.
• Undertake market analysis to monitor industry trends, regulations, sub-categories performance and retail channels, and determine segment share.
• Determine category key drivers (product, price, and retail channel) for CP to expand presence consistent with local demographic and retailer needs.
• Contribute to regional/global discussion of the category on behalf of the local market.
• Develop, implement and achieve yearly revenue budget (wholesale sales, royalty revenue, revenue and OI) for specific categories/licensees assigned.
• Identify and contract new local licensees instrumental in the development of the category.
• Identify product, property, and channel gaps and ensure that there is a plan in place to fill the gaps.
• Coordinate with DCP ILS Compliance Group to ensure licensees comply with labor standards.
• Coordinate with DCP Product Integrity Group to ensure licensees comply with quality and safety requirements.

Skills on Resume:

• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
• Financial Acumen (Hard Skills)
• Licensing and Contracting (Hard Skills)
• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Coordinate with Product Development Teams to ensure licensees have 100% OPA approvals on all products delivered to the market.
• Ensure licensees’ thorough understanding and compliance with contract, terms and conditions.
• Ensure licensees secure brand management approvals on all marketing and retail promotions and collateral materials.
• Liaise with Product Development team to insure products are consistent with category plan and ongoing product quality improvement program.
• Assist licensee’s product/artwork approvals on OPA with Product Development team.
• Responsible for the assigned licensee budgets/forecasts in the local market.
• Provide forecast of the licensees on monthly/quarterly basis (revenue grading).
• Responsible for collection of royalty statements and reports.
• Responsible for the administration and execution of the contract.
• Infused with marketing knowledge and creativity in coordination with Marketing Teams to support sales promotion, events and advertising in the local market.
• Work with other category managers to ensure better understanding of consumer profiles and market needs.
• Ensure licensees implement the branding and visual merchandising programs including all appropriate marketing approvals.

Skills on Resume:

• Contract Management (Hard Skills)
• Project Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Brand Management (Hard Skills)
• Marketing and Creativity (Soft Skills)
• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Communication and Liaison (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Merchandise website presentations, adjust assortments, keywords to improve bounce rate, conversions, and traffic. 
• Generate and analyze key metrics to provide purchasing feedback, complete item set-ups, communicate with warehouse and customer service
• Follow direction, organize projects, initiate tasks, schedule meetings, and partner with the Category Manager to execute projects to meet deadlines and goals
• Communicate, request samples, organize and deliver photography samples. 
• Manage golden samples in partnership with Product Development and participate in the donation and disposition of product
• Understand, compile, and enter product details into system software accurately and on time for new and existing products.
• Assist with key reporting for management
• Monitor and analyze competitive data to collect, product inspiration, digital merchandising concepts, marketing techniques and pricing.
• Execute clear merchandising vision for product photography in assigned areas, in collaboration with photo style guides to maximize the presentation of the product and educational value in both print and digital
• Present strategies and ideas to management for increasing business, new product development or marketing campaigns

Skills on Resume:

• Merchandising (Hard Skills)
• Keyword Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Product Management (Hard Skills)
• Market Research (Hard Skills)
• Creativity and Innovation (Soft Skills)