Category Manager
Category Manager
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Job Description
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Develop and implement a robust category strategy for monthly product launches ensuring alignment with the latest fashion trends and consumer preferences.
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Continuously assess and refine the assortment plan to optimize product offerings.
Product Mix Management:
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Determine and manage the optimal product mix based on price style color and size while maintaining high-quality standards.
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Ensure the product assortment is well-balanced and on-trend to meet customer demands and enhance brand positioning.
Design Leadership:
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Lead and mentor a team of designers to facilitate the finalization of designs in line with the option plan and brand aesthetic both in-house and outsourced.
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Oversee new product sampling ensuring efficient utilization of sampling units and external vendor capacity.
Collaboration and Communication:
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales planning marketing visual merchandising and commercial to ensure seamless product information flow.
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Provide training and support to front-end teams (Sales Retail Key Accounts) for new product launches ensuring they are well-informed and equipped.
Trend and Sales Analysis:
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Track analyze and report on fashion and sales trends utilizing insights from color ratio analysis size ratio analysis and sales performance.
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Conduct competitive analysis to draw inferences and make data-driven decisions to enhance product offerings.
Budgeting and Cost Control:
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Oversee budgeting monitoring and control of product costs through efficient negotiation resulting in improved intake margins and cost reduction in replenishments.
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Ensure cost closure within defined timelines and manage vendor relationships to achieve optimal pricing and delivery schedules.
Vendor and Production Management:
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Maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers conducting regular evaluations and performance assessments.
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Ensure strict adherence to the production calendar leading initiatives to improve production processes and speed to market.
Reporting and Documentation:
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Ensure all departmental information and deliverables are accurate timely and clear with the support of junior team members.
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Provide regular reports on key performance indicators to the management tteam ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
Employment Type
Full-time
