Cdi - Category Merchandising Manager, Outdoor W/m

Company Description

Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. Salomon is responsibly committed towards the outdoor through its sustainability program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five values, therefore we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.
- Amer Sports est le leader mondial des équipementiers du sport avec les marques Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic et Wilson._
- Salomon SAS, « The Mountain Sport Company », est née en 1947 au cœur des Alpes et berceau de l’alpinisme moderne. Grâce à la passion du sport et un design innovant, Salomon a créé une vaste gamme de nouveaux concepts révolutionnaires en fixations, chaussures, skis et vêtements pour le ski alpin et nordique et a pu apporter des solutions innovantes dans le footwear, et les équipements pour le snowboard, la compétition, l’alpinisme, la randonnée, le trail running and bien d’autres sports._
- Au travers de cette orientation vers la performance, Salomon innove et excelle sur les sports de montagne, en convertissant de nouvelles idées en produits et en repoussant les limites du possible. L’engagement, la culture et l’héritage de Salomon sont tous liés par un simple concept : chaque salarié peut faire de Salomon la marque de montagne de référence. Salomon s’engage de manière responsable pour l’outdoor au travers de son programme de développement durable. La diversité est l'une des cinq valeurs de Salomon, c'est pourquoi nous nous engageons à créer un environnement accessible à tous._
- Le siège de Salomon est basé à Annecy (74), France._

**Job Description**:
**We are looking for a **Category Merchandising Manager, Outdoor W/M** to**:

- Define and drive the seasonal merchandising strategy, aligned with the business division vision, positioning, strategy and targets.

**Your Scope**:

- Product: Outdoor Footwear (hiking, backpacking, kids)
- Region: Global

**You will work in close collaboration with Category Merchandisers, Demand/Supply, Marketing, Sales, Product teams.**

**You will report directly to the Commercial Director, Footwear.**

**Main Activities**:
**Merchandising and Line Planning**
- Define & execute the overall merchandising strategy, from market input, early product creation stage to deliver the right business package, based on merchandising sufficiency & business targets.
- Identify opportunities and risks in consumer purchases, channel and market evolution with solutions on impact of product range.
- Co-define the brief of 24 month and seasonal line plans (focus on sufficiency, flow, lifecycle, and price) with product line managers, based on the category strategy & product sufficiency analysis by channel.
- Through I2P (idea to product) gates and commercial process, define thoughtful & build compelling seasonal channel right assortments for wholesale with omni-channel approach to address Brand consumer targets by region with the right level of activation & experience.
- Develop plug & play merchandising assortment tools for sales organizations.
- Drive omni channel merchandising toolbox with exclusive programs, product prelaunch and specific SMU allocation & brief

**Global and Strategic Account Merchandising Lead**
- Be the global merchandising leader for the category to pilot and coordinate merchandising strategy and execution
- Be part of sell in process: support the long-term business plan with premium partners
- Fully understand consumer and regional market requirements through consumer research and sales analysis by channel
- Deliver the merchandiser category efficiency (financial targets & KPIs, article centric)
- Influence future product strategies where needed to address business trends
- Identify risk and opportunities by channel and product type
- Support sell in and sell out needs
- Ensure product flow is optimized through a well-managed merchandising plan that allows for timely merchandise deliveries

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Directement rattaché(e) au Directeur _**_Commercial_**