Triumph Group joins the ranks of global leaders in the lingerie sector, with a multi-facetted product palette that is sold in more than 80 countries, from Norway to Morocco and from Chile to Australia. This is taken care of by around 20,000 wholesale customers, with whom Triumph has traditionally had close relations, in addition to a dense network of more than 2,300 controlled points of sale, which are operated both by partners and by Triumph itself. The company is mindful of the fact that quality products must be accompanied by excellent service in order to satisfy demanding consumers.
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Our Global Brand Department for our office in Wallisellen is looking for an
Associate Category Manager - Triumph and Sloggi (f/m/d) (100%)
This position is hybrid, with 4 mandatory days at our office in Wallisellen
Your Responsibilities:
- Range planning: s/he supports the Category Manager in building and maintaining the seasonal range plan, keeping the range architecture files up to date (options, SKUs, pricing, margin/SPM %, Net Sales assumptions), tracking range efficiency down to SKU level and preparing, analysis of line performance, competitor benchmarks) to support assortment decisions.
- Product lifecycle support: s/he supports the category throughout the lifecycle from briefing to outrunning – helping to maintain accurate product master data while liaising with the PLM data team, following up on the critical path and briefing milestones with Creative Design and Product Development, and flagging risks and delays to the Category Manager.
- Presentations: s/he prepares high-quality presentation materials for internal and external audiences – collection presentations, range books, sell-in tools, line lists and management updates – ensuring content is accurate, consistent and on-brand, and supports the Category Manager preparing key milestone and market meetings.
- Sample management: He/she owns all requests linked to proto sampling, and coordinates the SMS selection. He/she is responsible for maintaining the sample room/archive in an accurate (novelties and running) and orderly manner for his/her category.
- Cross-functional collaboration: s/he acts as a reliable day-to-day contact point for Creative Design, Product Development, Marketing, Supply Chain and Local Merchandisers on operational category topics, ensuring smooth information flow across the Triumph value chain.
Your ideal profile:
- 2 years+ experience in product management, merchandising or buying, ideally in a brand-led organization.
- Experience in the apparel business (i.e. clothing, fashion and apparel companies); lingerie experience is a plus.
- First experience in range planning and/or assortment building.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort with numbers (Excel proficiency essential).
- Excellent PowerPoint and presentation-building skills, with a good eye for layout and detail.
- Highly organized, structured and reliable, able to manage multiple deadlines and a high volume of samples and data.
- Good understanding of consumers and competitors, with strong product sensitivity.
- Problem-solving, proactive, practical and hands-on approach.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in an international environment.
- European experience is a plus.
- English essential / German language a plus.
We offer:
You will never walk alone
As a family owned business with more than 135 years of experience, Triumph embraces diversity throughout our global organization. Currently, our offices are present in over 40 countries across Europe and Asia having many international teams collaborate together every day. Guiding our corporate behaviors are respect and value for our employees, but also Collaboration as one of our key Corporate Competencies, being a core part of our every day working environment.
Make a Difference, together
The future belongs to our children. At Triumph, we want to be proud of our commitment to building a sustainable society and protecting the environment, and we work everyday to ensure our products are manufactured in an sustainable way. This is our vision: We want to be a company that is characterized by responsible leadership and consideration for future generations and that cares for the legacy that we leave behind to our children.
Putting People at the center
At Triumph we are committed to our employees, they represent the foundation for our success. This means that as a company, we are driven to offer great career opportunities in a dynamic fast-paced organization. Our HR function across the globe strives to support our employees in their development, through our Triumph Learning Academy
We continuously strive to recruit new talent, offering them one of the textile industry’s most international working environments, excellent conditions and great development opportunities in a company still owned and managed by the founding families. Our headquarters employs people from more than 30 nationalities and as a European company, we are present in many key markets in Europe, like Germany, Italy, France and growing in Eastern Europe. We are proud to have become one of the leading players in Asia very early on, in countries like Japan, China and Singapore, as well as being an employer that people aspire to work for. As a company serving women, we fundamentally believe in gender equality and diversity. Women make up more than 50% of our company’s workforce. In the last years, we have had a specific and successful drive to increase the number of women in management.
Triumph is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
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