Associate Category Manager - Lifestyle
About the position
Responsibilities
- Support execution of seasonal brand & category objectives.
- Assist product line planning, product briefing, and project/system management.
- Facilitate landmark presentations and cross-functional collaboration.
- Master product creation lifecycle, ensuring product intent, costing targets & timelines are being met.
- Become an expert in the lifestyle consumer, competitor landscape, and marketplace.
- Analyze historical & real-time performance data using an insight-to-action approach.
- Develop visual aids to identify new opportunities & apply findings.
- Sharpen go-to-market through product naming, product copy briefing & editing, and communicate updates to product or timing.
Requirements
- 0-2 years product line management experience, preferably footwear.
- Strong organizational skills & attention to detail and deadlines, experience with PLM system management is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; works collaboratively.
- Understanding of footwear construction and storytelling.
- Passion for understanding consumer culture and market trends with a high taste-level.
- Curiosity to understand new ideas and opportunities with a willingness to confidently express viewpoints.
- Eager to enhance analytical skills with a data-driven approach.
- Ability to travel.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short and long-term disability coverage.
- Paid time off.
- Employee assistance program.
- Participation in a 401k program that includes company match.
- Company incentive program.
- Flexible work schedule.
