Regional Collection Category Head

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Conduct extensive Regional collection development process and create precisely-defined product specification for APAC region
- To work closely with APAC Collection & Merchandising team to define new and upcoming product Trend /Technologies/innovation and incorporate these into collection building process
- Centrally coordinate and engage on regional requirements; play the lead role in presenting for initiative toward innovation/technology adoption
- Lead Regional Collection Team’s common collection introduction efforts during Regional Buying Meeting. Specific goals include team leadership in driving issue, resolution, product design, quality, schedule, availabilities order cycle time goals
- Define and prioritize product development projects ensuring new product line meets or exceeds the target customers to support the sales revenue
- Monitor line requirements for any possible duplication line reduction by engaging the best styles of each Opco into the part of Regional common collection
- Manage Regional Development requests and collect input from Opco merchandising to address and develop common projects enhancement
- Actively participates in the product development process by launching new product and best sellers of value improvement i.e. “Repowered project”
- Approve Regional paper collection on finalizing line efficiency for APAC common Buying Meeting
- Ensure APAC common final selection proposal is consumed regionally and developed locally for Pakistan & Bangladesh
- Work closely with Collection Team in Opco to upgrade collection locally for own manufacturing capabilities
- Provide Product guidelines and support for locally sourced collections to meet desired aesthetic, commercial, and value add required for Product upgradation
- Approve and provide guidelines for all new mould investments
- Setting up timelines, progress monitoring, and timely updates and recommendation to stakeholders

**Strategic Planning**
- Responsible for influencing product positioning with product marketing research including regional trends, competitive information on business metrics
- Identify areas for product development and improvement process, initiating action plans and ensuring implementation in APAC markets
- Active involvement in the generation and review of revenue growth for the Regional Common collections are achieved on a seasonal basis
- Participating in the Product Management charter on both regional and global levels
- SOPC for all inputs required by the Global Product team consolidated at the regional level
- Lead & ensure Brand Compliance Guideline (BCG)initiatives for all collections developed in Global 7 Brands
- Interact & coordinate with Regional marketing leads to develop a qualified regional product launching program
- Focus on providing adequate product documentation to the regional team to maintain the necessary level of product knowledge across the organization
- Maintain an open channel of communication between the organization and create an impact within the region by completing projects development which will add value to the region

**Job Requirements**
- Diploma/Degree in Business, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Advertising or any related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the related field
- Motivated self-starter, with the ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively with a team-player’s mindset
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to multi-task
- Ability to strategize upcoming growth avenues
- Ability to collaborate with different stakeholders
- Ability to resolve complex design and communication issues