Senior Category Manager

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

uBreakiFix by Asurion is seeking a strategic merchandising leader to own and evolve the accessory category across retail and online channels. You will drive product strategy, assortment planning, and inventory forecasting while managing vendor relations and negotiations.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, optimizing P&L performance, and guiding lifecycle management from introduction to end-of-life. Travel about 20% is required to support global initiatives.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s Degree required with relevant experience.
• 3–5 years’ experience in buying, merchandising, or category management.
• Deep knowledge of retail and visual merchandising, assortment planning, and lifecycle management.
• Ability to lead in a global, matrix environment.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, incl. structuring analyses.
• Proficiency in Excel and assortment planning tools.
• Experience collaborating globally across locations and roles.

Aufgaben

• Create and evolve the accessory merchandising strategy across in-store and e-commerce channels.
• Size the accessories market using internal and industry data.
• Lead product strategy, assortment, inventory forecasting and lifecycle management, merchandising, vendor management, and negotiations.
• Own accessory P&L performance including revenue, gross margin, and inventory turns.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders across buying, pricing, marketing, finance, and demand planning.
• Lead e-commerce merchandising including assortment, P&L, product listings, and promotions.

Kenntnisse

Accessory merchandising

P&L management

Visual merchandising

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiations

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS Excel

Planogram software

Jobbeschreibung

• Create and evolve the accessory merchandising strategy for uBreakiFix by Asurion across in-store and e-commerce channels
• Assess internal and industry data to size the accessories market
• Lead product strategy, assortment, inventory forecasting and lifecycle management, merchandising, vendor management, and negotiations
• Own accessory P&L performance, including revenue, gross margin, and inventory turns
• Coordinate with buying, pricing, marketing, finance, demand planning, operations, and other cross-functional stakeholders
• Lead e-commerce merchandising, including assortment, P&L, product listings, and promotional calendar
• Partner with franchisees to drive adoption and improvements in the accessory business
• Consult on store construction and retrofits to design accessory front-of-house flow and implement the new strategy
• Provide input to annual budgeting and planning for the accessories business
• Build relationships across departments and management levels and anticipate coaching needs
• Travel approximately 20%, including overnight travel

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with relevant experience
• 3–5 years’ experience in buying, merchandising, or category management, with visual merchandising experience desired
• Deep knowledge of retail and visual merchandising, buying, assortment planning, and lifecycle management
• Ability to lead in a global, matrix environment
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including structuring and performing analysis
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and assortment planning, merchandising, and planogram applications
• Experience collaborating globally across locations, teams, and business areas
• Demonstrated success developing and delivering complex information to senior leaders and influencing decisions
• Experience aligning projects and programs with key business initiatives
• Strong presentation, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills
• Intellectual curiosity, problem‑solving ability, and comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential communications
• Willingness to travel approximately 20%, including overnight travel

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in accessory merchandising strategy, including product assortment, inventory management, and P&L performance. Proven ability to collaborate across departments and lead initiatives in a global retail environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Accessory Merchandising Strategy
• P&L Performance Management
• Quantitative And Analytical Skills
• Visual Merchandising Experience
• Microsoft Excel Proficiency

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Buying
• Merchandising
• Category Management
• Assortment Planning
• Lifecycle Management
• Inventory Forecasting
• Vendor Management
• Negotiations
• Data Analysis
• Planogram Applications

Soft Skills

• Strong Presentation Skills
• Oral And Written Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Problem‑Solving Ability
• Intellectual Curiosity

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

Industry Keywords

• Retail
• E-Commerce
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Market Assessment
• Budgeting And Planning