Senior Director, Energy GM Converse
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Information about benefits can be found here.
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
This leader sits at the center of the Converse Sport offense reporting directly to the Converse CEO and leading the Energy and Skate portfolio. They collaborate with Converse Sport Squad partners Geo Brand GMs Nike and Jordan Brand Sport GMs Finance Planning Supply Chain and Marketplace teams to drive a unified global offense.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Converse is looking for a bold commercially savvy general manager who thrives at the intersection of sport culture and creativity. This leader pairs sharp business acumen with deep consumer intuition translating insight and a vision for the future into powerful concepts and scalable offense. They are a builder and a transformerable to shape long-term strategy while delivering meaningful near-term results.
The ideal candidate has a global mindset and thrives in complexity. They lead change with clarity and conviction rallying cross-functional teams around a singular Creatorfocused vision. They understand how to connect product merchandising and marketing into endtoend journeys that win with consumers and differentiate in the marketplace. Above all they grow teamsteaching coaching and empowering future Converse leaders to act with ownership speed and a high sense of agency.
The role is based in Boston Massachusetts at Converse Headquarters.
- 15 years of relevant experience in general management commercial or category leadership roles for global consumer or sport brands
- Demonstrated ability to thrive as a future-leaning visionary leader while driving crossfunctional global teams across design product merchandising marketing and marketplace.
- Experience within the Nike Inc. portfolio (Nike Jordan Converse) and proven change leadership in complex matrixed environments strongly preferred.
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
In this role you will build and lead the Converse Sport Energy offense with additional accountability for the Skate portfolio. You will own the endtoend journey from consumer insight to concept product storytelling and marketplace execution that drives sustainable growth and brand distinction.
- Lead the Consumer and Creatorright vision for Converse Sport Energy translating deep consumer and Creator insights into clear strategies concepts and innovation roadmaps across Court and Skate
- Create and own the Energy business plan and portfolio strategy driving revenue margin and market share growth while managing risk and investment decisions with strong profitandloss discipline.
- Build and lead missiondriven crossfunctional squads (Product Merchandising Marketing Sports Marketing Marketplace Planning Finance and Supply Chain) that are accountable for endtoend development and deployment of Creator Concepts
- Establish business plans and marketplace priorities that bring the Converse brand closer to consumers
- Connect Global Country and City teams to align on offense elevate local insights and unlock strategic change and growth in key geographies
- Drive a robust pipeline from concepts innovation product and assortments through merchandising and business integration processes to deliver consumerright product journeys and assortments
- Lead critical strategic planning processes (such as Category Strategic Reviews (CSR) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR)) championing the voice of the brand and consumer and shaping the futurestate organization and operating model for Converse Sport.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
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