Global Bike & Snow Category Manager — Growth & Innovation

EssilorLuxottica Group; Lombardia; Sur place; EUR 43 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Leonardo learning platform access

Flexible work conditions

Health insurance coverage

Meal vouchers

Employee discounts on brand products

Laptop and mobile phone provided

Canteen and wellness programs

Résumé du poste

EssilorLuxottica Group is seeking a Category Manager to drive the Bike and Snow performance product lines from concept through market launch. You’ll analyze global market trends, brief design, development and sourcing teams, and ensure alignment with sales strategies to hit growth and profit targets.

You will coordinate inputs from regional teams, manage forecasts, and support collaborations with sports brands to deliver premium, technically advanced products that resonate with consumers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing, Economics, Business, Merchandising, Fashion/Clothing Management or related field.
• 3-4+ years’ experience preferably in the sports industry.
• Experience in product merchandising and development.
• Excellent Excel, Windows and Powerpoint skills, Illustrator and/or Photoshop and/or InDesign experience a plus
• Deep interest and knowledge of Bike/Snow sport market is appreciated.
• Strong Analytical skills, problem solving, critical thinking, and creative attitude.
• Ability to build strong relationships externally as internally
• Presentation skills, especially to large groups

Responsabilités

• Research the global market to identify opportunities, review competition and product innovation, anticipate and track emerging trends to push Bike and Snow products.
• Analyze current and past business cases to forecast launches 1.5 years in the future.
• Coordinate cross-department communications with Sales, Design, Development and Regions to ensure innovative products that meet goals.
• Brief creative teams on direction, forecast, features and price positioning within calendars.
• Work with Product Development to manage costs and margins during prototype reviews.
• Manage lineplan data, SKU efficiency, and productivity tracking to company targets.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Design and Development to craft compelling product stories from brief to GTM.
• Prepare documents for global product design reviews and present collections at meetings.

Connaissances

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

strong relationships

Formation

Degree in Marketing, Economics, Business, Merchandising, Fashion/Clothing Management or related field

Outils

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Description du poste

EssilorLuxottica Group is seeking a Category Manager to drive the Bike and Snow performance product lines from concept through market launch. You’ll analyze global market trends, brief design, development and sourcing teams, and ensure alignment with sales strategies to hit growth and profit targets.

You will coordinate inputs from regional teams, manage forecasts, and support collaborations with sports brands to deliver premium, technically advanced products that resonate with consumers.