Category Manager i Stockholm

• Application Deadline: Jan. 17, 2021
• Stockholm

Do you want to be part of a progressive and agile team driving the Merchandising & Category function forward at Peak Performance? A team that is instrumental to support the business growth and expansion for Peak Performance.

We are now looking for a Category Manager to join our Merchandising & Category team at Peak Performance. We believe the right person for the job is eager to make a difference, have a commercial mindset, a result-driven personality and is an excellent team player with a natural talent to work cross-functionally in many different forums. You are also a consumer insights lover, product expert and always up to date with the next trends out there.

As Category Manager at Peak Performance, you are responsible for a specific business area with a focus on creating and optimizing the assortment throughout its full lifecycle. From strategic planning and through the whole development process. This includes briefing and working closely with our design and production teams, as well as doing analysis and collecting consumer insights and feedback as soon as it hits the consumers.

You will set the strategic direction for the category securing sales budgeting, profitability, commercialism, innovation, assortment mix and distribution plan in line with our brand equity. The position is located at our HQ in Stockholm, and you will report to our Head of Merchandising.

Main Responsibilities:

• WOW the consumer with world-class products and trends, creating the most exciting assortment to win the Peak Performance consumer globally.
• Setting the strategic direction and drive growth and innovation for the category based on market research, collaboration with sales ambassadors and consumer and market insights.

• Key activities are continuous sales analysis, follow up and actions based on product performance to maximize sales and profitability.

• Be the commercial driver within the product development cross functional team of design and production securing consumer first focus in everything we do.

• Strongly contribute to the NPD process– calendaring, ownership, process development and timely delivery.

• Secure that the assortment building process is efficient and supported by the planning tools and systems in place.

• Develop the role to make sure we always support the strategic direction.

• Active life cycle management of products in your business area.

• University degree in business or similar.
• At least 5 years industry experience as Product Manager or Category Manager.
• Expert in product knowledge.
• Passionate on trends and innovation and the ability to bring it to life.
• Strategic and creative, and is a natural leader.
• Analytic skills with a holistic approach.
• Enjoys high pace with a good ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Great communicator, fluent in English both written & spoken.
• Experience within apparel or the sports industry, can be as well FMCG.
• Inclusive personality with the ability to work comfortably cross borders.
• Sports and outdoor enthusiast with a winning spirit.

• International opportunities

• Pension & Health Care

• Work, train and laugh with amazing colleagues