Team and Role Introduction:
The CATEGORY MANAGER for Home Appliances is responsible for leading and driving the GMV and Order growth for all its underlying subcategories (Small and Large Appliances, TVs and Videos). He / She is also responsible for incubating and growing the top priority sellers within these categories and implementing Lazada’s monetization efforts through our various programs (Lazada Sponsored Solutions). Beyond the day-to-day responsibility of leading the commercial team’s execution, the Category Manager will also be responsible for co-creating the strategies for the Home Appliance subcategories together with the Category Leader. This role reports directly to the Category leader.
Job Responsibilities :
- Co-developing the quarterly GMV and Order targets for the HA categories and the supporting operational plan to achieve these targets
- Overseeing the day-to-day operational execution of the HA Key Account team and refining the team’s approach (where necessary)
- Developing the strategy for all HA categories together with the Category Leader
- Managing and growing the business of top priority HA sellers via elimination of seller pain points, Joint Business Planning and execution
- Driving the category fundamentals (assortment completeness, price competitiveness), platform programs, and marketing strategies with sellers
- Interacting with the various functional teams to ensure the implementation of category strategies and special projects
- Managing and developing a team of Key Account Managers
- At least 5 years’ experience in the Consumer Electronics / Appliances industry in a sales function
- Proven commercial leader that has managed a sales team
- Deep understanding and expertise on Home Appliance brands and Shopper trends
- Experienced in sales planning and breaking targets down into actionable initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple cross-functional projects and deadlines at once
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; professionally fluent in English
- Good quantitative skills and Excel proficiency (pivot tables, lookups and basic data transformation)
- Entrepreneurial and creative mindset with well-developed interpersonal and leadership skills
- Passionate to learn about E-commerce and the business model