The Assistant Category Manager Toys & Hardlines France & Benelux role will be based in Paris within our Universal Products & Experiences team (formerly Consumer Products).
You will support the Senior Category Manager Toys and Hardlines France & Benelux in the development and of the category strategies to deliver against targets and fill market gaps in the countries. You will also be involved in the management of strategic global & regional Best in Class Partners to grow the business as well as developing innovative and quality product lines and/or promoting retail sellin of product ranges. The role will require nurturing deep relationships with your licensee base gaining understanding of their corporate strategies identifying and implementing solid growth plans accordingly aligned to Universal franchise category and consumer priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop category strategies in conjunction with the Senior Category Manager Toys and Hardlines by identifying opportunities and fill gaps by product subcategory age segment market channel and franchise.
- Assist the commercial management of local and regional partners by collating and/or creating business presentations line plans and partner pitches subcategory segmentation plans and post campaign reports.
- Liaise with the purchasing departments of our main retailers to maximize product listing and exposure
- Coordinate the milestone planning of top to tops QBR and JBP process with key licensees and retailers to deliver plans and growth the hardlines business in line with divisional strategies.
- Support category analysis and performance via data insights (POS and Circana) and analytics industry trends competitors business opportunities threats and dynamics for category.
- Partner with the PD team to drive quality and champion innovation in local product development. Ensure timely product approvals.
- Assist with the annual budget planning and quarterly revenue forecasting for strategic accounts.
- Maintain knowledge of key seasonality and buying cycles of retailers to support planning and product implementation.
- Partner with Franchise & Retail team to ensure the approval process of partner marketing collateral.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and UP&E teams Legal Finance Compliance Creative.
Qualifications :
- Toys and Hardlines background in either buying sales or business development (licensing retail or industry)
- A passion for toy and hardlines categories and ideally indepth knowledge
- Strong understanding of the french belgium and dutch markets from a cultural commercial retail and brand and property positioning
- Current network of strong relationships with licensees distributors and retailers within the territory
- Proven track record delivering growth and solid analytical/financial skills
- Selfmotivated professional with ability to work independently and take charge
- Relationship builder
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong sales and negotiation skills
- Able to work in a matrix organization
- A brand builder and commercial thinker
- Proven track record of hitting targets and delivering growth
- Fluent in French and English Dutch a plus
About You
- Entrepreneurial a selfstarter who is tenacious independent driven and proactive.
- Global & holistic thinker understand the wider context.
- Results driven own the numbers be invested and be hungry to grow the business.
- Resilient not afraid to fail getting back up and keep putting in the effort
- Confident being self brings full personality and interests to work.
- Lighthearted a sense of humour dealing patiently with frustrations.
- Passionate energetic engaged positive and desiring to make a difference.
- Adaptable agile & flexible able to pivot quickly adapt strategies and deal with change.
- Good communicator honest transparent and flexible depending on the audience. The ability to influence stakeholders.
- Willing to get stuck in hard worker who is not rigid with the ability to prioritise manage own time and respond quickly and efficiently.
- Sociable actively develops relationships making time to get to know people. Easygoing and fun.
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime