Category Commercial Manager - Temp Replacement

Are you interested of joinig our journey becoming the worlds leading e-com business for kids fashion? Then this is a great opportunity!

This temporary, 1-year, role is a part of The Babyshop Group’s Buying department.  You will head up the Fashion Category, and together with the Category Operational Manager be a part of the Buying Leadership Team and report to the Chief Purchasing Officer.

We are looking for a  Strong leader with ability to set and drive strategies and lead the team in execution of the same. You are self-motivated, analytically driven, adaptable, proactive, results driven and you have strong interest in products/fashion and design, detailed oriented and structured in work relationships.

Responsibilities:

·       Ownership of the commercial targets for the Category (e.g. sales, profitability, inventory)

·       Responsible for executing and developing the category in line with the group strategic targets and objectives

·       Responsible for analyzing data and gaining insights to determine industry and consumer trends

·       Set execution strategy and together with the Category Operational Manager ensure that the Category meets business, profiling and customer expectations and demand

·       Work closely with the Marketing team and Business Controller to determine category competitive pricing, seasonal assortment/products are launched and exited on-time and that the marketing focus is aligned with strategic assortment/purchases

·       Ensure commercial alignment between branded and proprietary brands assortment supporting overall business goals of the company

·       Responsible for analyzing category supplier/brand sales, margin, profitability and turnover targets as well as develop and execute aged inventory exit strategies and pricing strategies together with the Business Controller for Fashion

·       Responsible for determining commercial order strategies and leading the team in placing appropriate orders to ensure product availability, managing inventory flows and improving working capital

·       Work closely with the Category Operational Manager to lead, develop and support the team to manage supplier/brands relationships, negotiation of allowances and terms with suppliers and delivering with operational excellence

·       Lead, mentor, coach, train and develop team members skills and foster an environment of job satisfaction and positive morale

·       The team is based in Stockholm and in London

·       The Employee will devise and execute tasks in a productive and efficient manner based on current objective and guidelines (the Employer reserves the right to amend the tasks from time to time)

·       The Employee will act and operate based on the core values of the Babyshop Group: Lead not Follow, Own It, One Family, Simplify

Requirements

·       Minimum 3 years as Category Manager or similar role and/or 5+ years’ experience of buying with responsibility for product mix, budget and profitability for a segment

·       Strong commercial mindset and excellent negotiator and relationship builder with the ability to keep focus, plan, coordinate and take ideas to execution in a fast moving and changing environment

·       BSc/BA in business administration, marketing or related field

·       Proficient in using Excel and have strong data and trend analysis ability

·       Fluent in English as well as Swedish (both verbally and in written form)

·       Experience from buying or working in a retail or e-commerce context

·       The ability to communicate confidently and professionally with colleagues across all areas of the business and act as a mentor and coach for other staff members

Do you want this job?

Of course you do! Click on "Apply" below to easily submit your application. Last day to submit your application is 2019-11-30. However, we do review applications continuously and will stop once we’ve found the one, so don’t wait too long. We look forward to meeting you! 

About Babyshop Group

The Babyshop Group; including Babyshop.com, Lekmer.se, Alexandalexa.com and 11 physical stores in Norway and Sweden is today a leading global omni-channel retailer with a total turnover of 1 billion sek.

We are a young and fast-growing company with a high entrepreneurial spirit that are passionate about creating the best buying experience for parents under the core values Own it, Simplify, Lead Not Follow and One Family. 

It all started with the single domain Babyshop.se and two entrepreneurs in 2006.