Microsoft Accessories Category Manager – AMERICAS 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

353644584

an exciting time to be here in CSO.

Within Gaming, we

1. Drive consumer engagement and revenue at retail

1. Amplify the Xbox brand through our retail partners

What I will do for you

• Champion your successes at every level of our leadership.

• Empower you with the opportunity to gain new experiences and improve upon your strengths.

• Support who you are as your authentic self.

• Make career development a consistent priority.

Accessories Category Manager –within CSO you willlead theGaming AccessoriesRetail Srevenue & GM goalscategory strategy,from end to endGaming Accessories. Build and drive GTM strategy and KPIs at thecategory leadershiprevealing and pursuingfor growth

Required/minimum qualifications

• 6+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Gaming devices or electronics through retail channels.

General Management

• expertiseon the broader category and industry.

• Partners with cross-organizational category management to create alignment between sectors (e.g., consumer, small-to-medium business [SMB]) and develop complementary priorities and strategies to support the One Microsoft approach within the region(s).

Financial Accountability

• Manages or owns full accountability for top-line and bottom-line profit and loss forthe Gaming Accessoriescategory.

• Ensures efficient use of organizational resources to execute marketing and promotional plans within the category.

• Manages the category management team in fiscal year forecasting, planning, and budgeting, and ensures financial compliance.

Business Planning & ROB

• Builds and drives go-to-market (GTM) strategy and key performance indicators (KPIs) for a category at the country and/or sub-regional level to deliver upon the priorities and initiatives cascaded from Worldwide Category.

• In partnership with key stakeholders (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Finance, Sales Excellence, Business Operations), defines and owns product specific channel strategy and investments, supports development of execution plans, and drives longer-term initiatives for the region.

• Leads and orchestrates end-to-end rhythm of the business (ROB) cadence for the product(s) or service area(s), including supporting sales in leading regular partner review meetings, and leading review meetings with senior leadership to summarize feedback on business and campaign performance.

• Manages execution of category strategy and investments with partners.Adjusts programs andinvestments, andensures alignment of execution plans as needed using guidance from corporate and performance data.

• financial performance data and models to ensure expected outcomes aredelivered, andfeeds back market insights to corporate to address competitive concerns within the market.

• Drives executional excellence throughidentifying

Measuring and Monitoring

• Leverages deep knowledge of analyses and results to be able to simplify data and report results.Translates data analytics into actionable business insights.

• Disseminates insights to ensure that key stakeholders understand the factors driving performance and what course corrections or resources are needed to enable categories to hit their targets.

• identifyingtrends across the product category.

• Leverages historical analyses and insights to support business planning and provide future projections on trends and impacts.

• Drives category leadership through revealing and pursuingwhite-space

• Defines (e.g.,identifies