Position Summary
Key Objectives:
The Wearables & Accessories Category Manager is responsible for managing the
Samsung Ecosystem portfolio (Watch, TWS, and Accessories). This includes
managing the product mix, pricing, and value propositions of said category and
ensuring that they meet desired revenue goals.
The role will mainly be responsible for both product planning and product
marketing including GTM strategy, managing the product throughout the Product
Lifecycle, product awareness and training, gathering and prioritizing product
and customer VOCs, defining the product sales strategy, and working closely
with different stakeholders (internal/external) to deliver winning
propositions. It also includes working with MENA markets sales, marketing, and
product management teams to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are
met.
Moreover, this role will be responsible for maintaining up-to-date Ecosystem
Category operations, business, and performance dashboards to provide in-depth
visibility and understanding of the category's current and future trends and
translate them into sales opportunities.
Role and Responsibilities
Position Responsibilities:
* Define the product line-up strategy and roadmap including pricing, customer segmentation, promotional strategies, new products launch/introduction, and manage the product lifecycle
* Develop regional/market plans and core positioning/messaging, value propositions, and sales enabler programs for the products within the category
* Perform market research to identify new opportunities for category expansion and monitor market trends and conditions to identify shifts in demand for category products
* Work with HQ and external third parties to secure partnerships and brand collaborations
* Support in whitelisting and rollout of products' health and safety features across the region
* Be an expert with respect to all category products and be the go-to person for all product technical details, including working with other departments to develop a marketing strategy, messaging, collateral, promotions, PR, and online content
* Full ownership over category issues as they arise and overlook and flag day-to-day sales/price gaps, issues, and SCM operations
* Maintain business, operations, insights, trends, and performance dashboards and reports for the category products and continuous monitoring and improvement of any business, process, and operational inefficiencies
* Ownership of Wearables/Accessories sales targets, KPIs, out-of-stock, aging inventory, provide necessary analysis and drive markets with action plans to achieve targets.
* Align category strategy with company and division short-term and long-term goals and vision
Skills and Qualifications
Essential skills and Qualifications (Experience, Education, Licensure &
language skills)
* 5+ years' experience in a similar role or as a Product Manager or Product Marketing Manager for Wearables/Accessories
* Background in Consumer Electronics/Telecom is an advantage
* Self-starter, analytical, and strategic thinker with strong commercial and technical skills
* Superb communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to present complex analytics to an executive audience
* Excellent time management with the ability to work on tight deadlines and handle the pressure of last-minute requests
* Ability to operate comfortably and optimally in a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment
* Strong basic productivity tools user is a must (Excel, PowerPoint…etc.)
* Advanced Data Visualization tools and Big Data Analytics is an advantage
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