Range Manager - Cellular (grade D2)

Range Manager - Cellular (grade D2)

Location: London , South East Salary: Attractive Total Package Date posted: 14/04/2012 18:03 Job type:Permanent Company: Carphone Warehouse Contact: Recruiter Ref: Totaljobs/BBE1973 Job ID: 53265611

Introduction

Best Buy Enterprise is a multinational retailer of technology, entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation. We are a truly global company with approximately 180,000 employees across the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Mexico and Turkey.

Best Buy Europe Distributions is the European arm of Best Buy Inc. and is made up of The Carphone Warehouse, Geek Squad and The Phone House.

The Carphone Warehouse is Europes biggest independent mobile ret ailer with over 800 stores in the UK, and hundreds more throughout Europe. Our success has been built on over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and our people's passion for the connected world.

Immerse yourself in our future, and you could have an inspiring career ahead of you. Today is yesterday. Live tomorrow.


Overall Purpose of Job

Why does this role exist, what value does it add?
- provides expert analysis of product and range of Cellular across all 9 territories. Creates group wide ranges on quarterly and annual basis using European
Market insight, local customer insight and industry expertise. Delivers best in Market range for each territory so that the local teams can deliver TM and Market
share targets.


Duties & Responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities
- analysis of each Markets sales, volume dynamics
- analysis of each markets range dynamics
- analysis and expert knowledge of each markets customer dynamics, expectations and requirements in cellular products and range
- provides expert insight into each markets performance
- work with senior buyers to ensure your proposed range is purchased on behalf of each territory and deployed effectively in Market.
- work with the proposition manager to ensure the range is fit for purse of creating best in class propositions, both standalone and connected to lead
competitively in each Market.
- support in delivery of all group trading account targets
- work with manufacturers to understand their proposed Market wide range but also to develop and create both ed and OL exclusive range for cps and
bby across Europe
Work with Marketing to develop marketing & advertising campaigns and sign-off point of sale and other marketing materials for annual collaborative
campaigns


People Management:

Category assistan t - shared line management with proposition development manager



Skills & Experience

Essential
- Strong influencing skills
- strong supplier negotiation
- proven product and range development experience
- strong evidence of European wide Market knowledge
- commercial strategic thinking
- tablet/pc Market experience of 3-5 years
- strong people management skills
- Experience and expertise in
- Impact and influence
- New product development
- Range management
- Market and competitor analysis
- Proven budget management experience

Desirable

- Additional Experience in the telecomms industry
- Product or channel marketing process experience

Personal Attributes:
What are the personal attributes required to do the role?

A positive self-starter, with a driven and dynamic style
Strong numeracy with excellent relationship buildin g skills
Able to operate successfully within a fast paced and potentially ambiguous corporate culture, which prides itself on entrepreneurial vigour and commercial
savvy
An innovator and a risk taker, who can succeed within a large organisation that still values and operates through personal relationships, and displays the
intimacy and immediacy of a small company
Ideal candidate profiles will include a successful track record of turning good ideas into commercial reality with positive financial results
Ability to work under pressure and in an unstructured environment

Working at Best Buy Europe definitely has its perks. What you get for working with us is a comprehensive package which includes a combination of pay and benefits, plus a culture that encourages development, individuality and work/life balance.

We look forward to receiving your application. Thank you for taking the time and effort to apply for this role. Pl ease note that we will only contact you again if you are invited to interview.

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