Accessories Manager

Job Summary

Responsible for designing, developing, launching accessory products and hitting accessory sales/profit budget. Analyzes market, competitors and understands market dynamics and requirements. Rallies sales team behind accessory products and initiatives and drives a profitable business.

Responsibilities

• Manages and plans product development for accessories, including designing the product and/or working with vendors to design the product.
• Recommend marketing goals and strategies for accessory category.
• Researches, analyzes, and monitors technological, and demographic factors so that market opportunities may be capitalized on and the effects of competitive activity may be minimized.
• Responsible for researching market (market analysis, competitor analysis) to develop new products and improve existing products on sales/profit/market share/inventory control/inventory depletion.
• Partners with vendors on the development and creation of new products including the coordination of samples, product delivery timelines, vendor negotiations and resolving material and quality issues.
• Manages MAF process and new product set up for accessory products as well as any promotional activity.
• Manages licensing ensuring that our contracts are in place and licensing requirements are met. Engages in on-going profitability analysis of licensed products to ensure they are meeting internal margin requirements.
• Makes recommendations and manages pricing strategy to increase of sales and share of the market.
• Engages in sales communication on all accessory-related topics.
• Gathers and presents information affecting the design and development of new products including production capabilities, manufacturing problems, and economic trends.
• Works closely with Japan and Bridgestone Golf liaison (USA) to align product (when applicable) and understand marketing strategy for the domestic market (Japan) and other markets.
• Ensures assets and product information are available and accurate on all platforms.
• Formulates and supports execution of launch plans/announcement plans of all accessories in conjunction with other relevant marketing team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases.
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.

Additional Information

This position requires limited travel.

What We Offer

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.