Category Manager

• Develop and implement a robust category strategy for monthly product launches, ensuring alignment with the latest fashion trends and consumer preferences.
• Continuously assess and refine the assortment plan to optimize product offerings.

Product Mix Management:

• Determine and manage the optimal product mix based on price, style, color, and size while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Ensure the product assortment is well-balanced and on-trend to meet customer demands and enhance brand positioning.

Design Leadership:

• Lead and mentor a team of designers to facilitate the finalization of designs in line with the option plan and brand aesthetic, both in-house and outsourced.
• Oversee new product sampling, ensuring efficient utilization of sampling units and external vendor capacity.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, planning, marketing, visual merchandising, and commercial, to ensure seamless product information flow.
• Provide training and support to front-end teams (Sales, Retail, Key Accounts) for new product launches, ensuring they are well-informed and equipped.

Trend and Sales Analysis:

• Track, analyze, and report on fashion and sales trends, utilizing insights from color ratio analysis, size ratio analysis, and sales performance.
• Conduct competitive analysis to draw inferences and make data-driven decisions to enhance product offerings.

Budgeting and Cost Control:

• Oversee budgeting, monitoring, and control of product costs through efficient negotiation, resulting in improved intake margins and cost reduction in replenishments.
• Ensure cost closure within defined timelines and manage vendor relationships to achieve optimal pricing and delivery schedules.

Vendor and Production Management:

• Maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers, conducting regular evaluations and performance assessments.
• Ensure strict adherence to the production calendar, leading initiatives to improve production processes and speed to market.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Ensure all departmental information and deliverables are accurate, timely ,and clear, with the support of junior team members.
• Provide regular reports on key performance indicators to the management team, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.