Job Description

The role is with the Leading Group (MNC) in Small Home Appliances.

Role : Category Manager

Objective :

- To contribute to the profitable growth of the company in the category under his/her responsibility

- Follows and takes into account market trends (consumer insight, distribution)

- Recommend the marketing strategy (product, price, promotion, distribution, communication)

- Implement this strategy, in coordination with the Sales Team and the Communication Manager

- Follows product performance (sales, market share ) and adjusts strategy

- Coordinates product development (local production) and product sourcing (Europe, China)

Role Expectations :

- Drive P & L , key deliverable, for net sales, gross margin and market share for assigned category

- Be an expert of the categories under responsibility: follows and takes into account market trends: coordinates market research (brief, result analysis), makes regular store checks and home visits

- Recommends the marketing strategy: defines the objectives, the goals, and the action plan: line up evolution, product refreshment, new product positioning, pricing, price positioning, distribution strategy, in-store communication, communication outside the store

- Recommends and implements Base Line evolution: product repositioning, refreshment, discontinuation, etch

- Recommends and coordinates New Product Development, with the company technical Development teams: concept, design, marking, packaging, IFU.

- Recommends and develops the launch package, in coordination with the Marketing Communication Team POP material, advertising, PR event, sales event, digital marketing campaigns etc.

- Develop product and pricing strategy by channels (Trade E Com and LFRs)

- Follows product / category KPI (sell-in, sell-out, awareness, market share, etc)

Analysis :

- Understand the market and consumer needs in co-ordination with the Channel Heads and the Distributors

- Collect and analyze the competition data: volumes, price positioning, product features.

- Prepare a monthly sales analysis (Letter of the Month / Flash report) to monitor sales and margin

- Prepare budget process related files in coordination head of marketing

Range management :

- Developing the marketing strategy for new and existing products in the assigned category

- Drive New Product Development (product refreshment, new product), in coordination with Operations Teams (R&D, Purchase, Manufacturing, Logistics) and design agencies

- Recommend the pricing strategy, as a support to profitable growth - taking into account outside in analysis (competition evolution) and inside out data (cost of good evolution)

- Define and update the range of products including promotional product/prices

- Set-up the pricing based on competitive benchmark and margin objectives

Sales enabler :

- Working closely with sales team, enabling them to meet their commercial objectives by providing them with appropriate tools, materials and presentations

- Prepare and make brand/product presentations (new products, range evolution...)

- Provide the product information to Sales Head / Regional Heads (monthly meeting.) and the distributors

- Product training to be done for all new products

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