Assistant Manager Platform Trading

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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• This role is to support the development of the Partner Program (marketplace business model), a sales channel for our Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) business in Europe.
• The Assistant Manager Platform Trading will be instrumental in driving the growth of our live partner businesses, a portfolio of online Multi-channel accounts, eCom pure players and marketplaces.
• This role requires expertise in account management in the sporting goods industry, knowledge of eCommerce and a solid merchandising and commercial foundation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support & manage the digital development of the defined Partner Program account’s web shops across Europe, seeking to optimize our brand representation, consumer experience & ultimately growing net sales & market share.
• Executing the Partner Program platform proposition in Europe for respective accounts including ranging strategy, forecasting consolidation, reporting and active in-season trading.
• Represent assigned accounts internally towards all functions, ensuring aligned and effective collaboration across the end-to-end Platform Trading process.
• Stay informed on the consumer, category, channel, and competitor landscape across European retail and eCom.
• Support wider channel on performance management & reporting.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Drive in-season management and day to day operations of all live accounts under your responsibility including ranging, discount and pricing decisions.
• Collaborate with Wholesale teams to execute x-channel integrated strategy for defined accounts.
• Drive awareness and understanding of Partner Program proposition amongst key internal business stakeholders.
• Support business planning and financial forecasting process for live Partner Program accounts under your responsibility.
• Identify and chase growth opportunities with partners.
• Initiate, manage & plan marketing campaigns with partners for optimal brand & product visibility.
• Pro-actively manage all business KPIs linked to Digital partner performance, range & inventory management, e.g. Availability rate, Demand, Net sales, Operating Profit, Traffic & Conversion.
• Partner closely with Platform Operations, Product Launch & optimization and Business Development teams to facilitate seamless end-to-end execution of assortment activation and marketplace readiness.

Key Relationships:

• Partner Program Business Development, Business Analytics and Platform Experience teams
• Europe Buying, Assortment Planning & Trading teams
• Europe Excess Inventory Management
• Europe eCom Pricing & Promotions teams
• Europe Wholesale & eCom Finance teams
• Global & Market Digital Partner Commerce (DPC) teams
• Marketplace team and business/technical teams of partner accounts
• Europe Supply Chain Management team, IT, Finance and Legal teams

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to manage accounts effectively and prioritize tasks under pressure.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Ability to identify business opportunities and translate them into actionable plans that drive measurable results.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to present and map complex business solutions and processes.
• Self-motivated and passionate about deriving business insight from data, improving business processes, and solving problems.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in spreadsheet analyses.
• Excellent PowerPoint skills coupled with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Able to participate and confidently provide quantitative and qualitative input in business reviews.
• Highly motivated and flexible, with the ability to work in deadline driven environment.
• Comfortable working in an international environment.
• Fluency in English is required.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• BA / BS in Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics or related field
• Minimum 2 years professional experience (demonstrated experience in eCom or Digital commerce) alongside account management, business development or finance is a key requirement.
• Experience with performance management / KPI tracking is a must.

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