Category Manager
4 weeks ago
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Category Manager to join our team at Likewize. As a key member of our Retail Accessories team, you will be responsible for driving the success of our category by growing profitable sales, maintaining strong customer relationships, and optimizing inventory performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement strategies to communicate our product portfolio, ensuring regular updates via comprehensive presentations to stakeholders
- Ensure our accessories offering is competitive, achieves sales targets, and aligns with our overall category objectives
- Manage product ranging and lifecycle processes, including NPI and EOL processes
- Drive development strategies for product categories and exit strategies for unsuccessful products
- Analyze data and market insights to determine industry and customer trends
- Support continuous improvement of the forecasting process
- Liaise with product management teams to expand product categories, determine competitive pricing, and promotional activities
- Analyze and report on category performance, identifying areas of risk and mitigation plans
Requirements
- 3+ years of retail experience across category/sales/trade marketing
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make strategic decisions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Ability to think analytically and communicate solutions clearly and concisely
- Ability to think creatively and identify new opportunities for growth
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
About Likewize
We are a fast-growing technology business offering insurance, warranty, repair, and trade-in services to major telcos, retailers, and financial institutions. Our supply chain services business dominates the industry in Australia, and we are seeking a talented Category Manager to support our significant customer partnership with Optus.
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