Purpose:

Umico is seeking a Category Manager for Umico Fashion Team. The responsibility of this role is to develop & execute business strategy to achieve GMV, target brand-portfolio, and SPU richness for assigned categories. Support long-term goals and strategy for assigned category, follow consumer needs and behavior to ensure Umico vision and objects are met for AZ market.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure strategy vision for Category
• Create business plans and constantly develop and analyze new business opportunities
• Guarantee attractive products and competitive price in regular sales periods and for all promotion in alignment with company pricing and promo policy
• Follow up on how the products and category is tracking towards objectives
• Develop new suppliers and maintain genuine, sustainable partnerships with the existing ones focusing on growth
• Manage and develop brand portfolio 
• Negotiate with sellers to ensure the range meets market needs, supports the customer proposition and achieves category goals
• Validate and sign off sales forecast for promotions in cooperation with sellers and cross-functional departments 
• Review sellers performance and profitability scorecard based
• Drive growth within customers in categories by understanding the shopping path, how marketplace engages with consumers and how brands and stores appear online
• Analyze consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends
• Analyze the category, consumer, market, competitors and trends to ensure constant improvement/ evaluation of assigned category
• Work closely with all cross-functional teams such as Promo, Marketing, PR, Global Category management teams to ensure implementation of the category strategy and goals
• Drive, support and give advice to own team, communicate & keep team updated

Key requirements:

• Master’s degree, preferably in marketing/business/economics
• Minimum of 3 years of Category Management experience with Category background
• Previous E-commerce-related projects is much appreciated
• High level of category and fashion industry knowledge
• Excellent negotiation and sales skills 
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent organization and communication skills including presentation, facilitation and influencing
• Good analytical, strategic and conceptual thinking
• Ability to work independently and within a high performing team
• Ability to multitask and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Strong business acumen and KPIs understanding in retail and e-commerce
• Firm knowledge of MS Office, advanced user of MS Excel
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Work Conditions:

• Work schedule - 5/2
• Monthly salary: according to the results of the interview

Candidates are requested to send their resume with the indication on the topic " Category Manager ".