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Category Director - Global Luxury

Mississagua, ONPosted Today

Job Description

  • Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 10 years:
    • In a leadership role: Requires 5 years of experience leading a senior level team of category management of Premium Luxury and International brand professionals engaged in developing and executing high end retail programs.
    • In a technical role: Requires 10 years of buying experience in International Brands or Duty Free Retail experience engaged in developing and delivering perfume and cosmetics programs
      • A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the ten-year requirement
      • An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the ten-year requirement
    • In the industry: 3-5 years of travel or luxury retail experience
  • Specialized Training:
    • Training that leads to an in-depth understanding of buying and category management
  • Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits
    • Strong vendor relations: Ability to establish and maintain good long-term relationships.
    • Advanced business acumen and also has the strategic mindset required to understand the long-term implications of buying and category management decisions and to advance the organizations goals
    • Demonstrated history of anticipating the needs of the business and complex stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances
    • Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals
    • Demonstrated experience exhibiting a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to optimize work processes and achieve positive results

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