Brand Manager (Footwear Outdoor)

Your responsibilities:

• MARKET & CONSUMER ANALYSIS: provide continuous market & consumers insights through the assigned assets and through competitors monitoring.
• SALES ANALYSIS: provide a consistent reading and interpretation of sales results, monitoring the performance of own brands and competitor brands versus main sales KPIs.
• PRODUCT PROPOSITION: Actively support and contribute to build and evolve the collection structure for the assigned brand portfolio throughout the seasons, ensuring to deliver a relevant and well merchandised product offer.
• PRODUCT CREATION: Plan and Brief seasonal product range, new product introductions and development of new technologies. Ensure to deliver products matching the desired brief, through explanation and guidance to design and development teams, aiming to achieve a high quality/price ratio in the product proposition, in the respect of set target costs and marginality.
• BUSINESS PLAN EXECUTION: Lead and, when requested, present the category Plans and Collection during all major Process Milestones.
• TEAM LEADING: Be a proactive and cooperative team member, actively support new team members and facilitate cross functional activities within the POD.
• TASK ORGANIZATION: Follow up the daily brand management tasks to meet the calendar deadlines of the product creation process, from strategic actions on product offer to operational tasks (i.e. systems maintenance, FlexPLM, 1C etc.).
• Планируемые цели на испытательный срок/Planned Goals for the Probation Period: : Master the systems used by FPD BM team
• Learn about and support with Briefing preparation and handover
• Learn about FPD BM workflow and support with upcoming milestone (RM-1)

Requirements:

• Very good communication skills (presentation, ideas, brief).
• Highly collaborative, pro-active, self- motivated & with a “will-to-learn” attitude.
• Outdoor and lifestyle footwear understanding. Passion for products
• Creative mind and marketer.
• Analytical approach to business.
• Organizational skills and ability to meet deadline in a goal oriented mindset.
• Product, marketing, buying / assortment background with 2-3 years of experience in the industry.
• Experience in “A brands” is helpful.
• Education: University degree (preferably Marketing or Economics)
• English: Intermediate
• Program ownership: : MS Office (EXCEL and PowerPoint).

We offer you the following conditions:

• Work in the Company – leader at its segment;
• Competitive salary (“white”);
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days a week in the office, 2 days a week remotely;
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development;
• Wide range of benefits: discounts on company's products and discount programs with our partners, medical insurance after probation period, mobile services discounts etc.;
• Full compliance with the Russian Labour Code;
• Flexible schedule: you can start your day from 8 a.m., 9 a.m. or 10 a.m.;
• Place of work at the main Company office near Aeroport metro station;
• Parking for employees and guests.