Position Description: We are Lenovo! Currently the number one PC vendor worldwide, we continue to be the fastest growing company in our respective field. We’re a leader in genuine innovation, dreaming up – and building – the technology and services that enable and inspire progress around the world. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages entrepreneurism and ownership - a workplace where your talents can be challenged, and your efforts recognized and rewarded. As s Portfolio Manager your primary role is to develop and deliver a fully aligned assortment and product merchandising (“line-up”) plan for the Commercial portfolio and SMB segment for our most important webstores. Working with critical stakeholders, you will assess the historical, current and future potential performance of the webstore based on influencers such as product mix, pricing aggression, promotional impact, as well as the mix of customized vs standard specifications, market brand preferences and premiums, online exclusivity opportunities, bundling opportunities, segment targeting opportunities, and more, in order to determine a defined and aligned assortment line up, by day/week/campaign period, to support the go-to-market plans for the Online Sales Managers (OSM). For example, as an output, you will deliver detailed plans, part-number specific, to enable the execution of final product page and deals-page line-up’s for any given period, whether “business- as-usual” or for a line-up against a specific planned campaign. Collaboration is crucial to the role – where alignment with local 4P team members is essential to optimize channel harmony. Well in advance of any site execution, you will be expected to support the OSM in ‘negotiating’ the best possible assortment and pricing outcome for both the online business and regional business overall – with a partnership approach with the local 4P teams and with the full support of the OSM to drive those negotiations to the relevant conclusion. Strong support will be provided for product and assortment recommendations from the EMEA Online product management team who will share details on new products planned, portfolio expectations, regional & market opportunities. You will also have support from another part of the Online team who will define campaign themes and tactical promotion periods ahead of time, to enable you to match required line-up to optimize performance any given campaign. And finally, there will be plenty of data and analytical support from other team members in the Online team to help ensure the best decisions are date-driven and appropriate. • KPI: CA / Revenue / Margin • Reporting to: Tier 1 OSM Leader • Location: Chineham (UK), Dublin (IE), Stuttgart (DE), or Paris (FR) Responsibilities: • Deliver a high-level framework for product assortment and pricing for Commercial / SMB products for each of the Tier 1 markets. • Within this framework, and aligning to the agreed Campaign Plan for each market, develop a detailed Part Number line-up definition that will drive optimal business performance • Develop an optimal mix of Series, Sub-Series, exclusives, bundles, HPB/MPB/LPB (High, Medium, Low Price band mix) to optimize revenue and profitability. • Define how the LenovoPRO (SMB segment closed store) experience will differ to the Public webstore in any given period. • Work with Global CoE team to understand the broader opportunities from new products, supply & inventory insight by sub-series and component part (e.g. AMD vs Intel, one type of panel vs another) – and to better define a relevant assortment for each market that will likely drive optimal sales in any defined campaign period • Work with EMEA Campaign coordinator (in the Segment team) who will define the optimal campaign plan across EMEA – for Tier 1 markets and Tier 2 overall. Ensure that the assortment and pricing / promotions align to that Campaign Plan in final execution to drive optimal business performance • Work with the local 4P teams and the OSM to ‘negotiate’ the best line up of exclusive products – in advance of each quarter – as well as defining the exclusive products, bundles, and any relevant non-PC line-up as requested by the OSM. • You will be supported by data analysts from our central Analytics organization and from a local eCommerce data & analytics team on historical performance and detailed market pricing analysis to guide strong decision making. • On all the above – work under the guidance of the local OSM and Tier 1 OSM Leadership to drive effective definition and guidance of the best possible portfolio to hit the required sales targets • Attend regular interlocks with the relevant stakeholder teams – whether forward planning discussions and meetings or intra-week performance optimization meetings, • Support the OSM team in monitoring execution efficiency, and suggest new ways of improving the Offer Management role • Work in harmony with the Offer Management (Consumer) and Offer management (Tier 2) team members to share best practice and best solution options What we offer you • A multitude of professional and personal development opportunities • An open and encouraging environment within one of the leading IT companies of our time • Flat structures and fast decision-making processes • A modern and flexible way of working to combine personal and professional life • An international team with a high focus on Gender Diversity • A great team spirit and forward-thinking peers, stakeholders, team members #### Position Requirements: • Portfolio management / product planning experience preferred – and preferably in an eCommerce environment although not essential • 4P person “in-the-making” profile • Proficiency with Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – with excellent Excel knowledge • Strong negotiation skills stakeholders of the business • High business acumen to understand the drivers for profitability to drive the optimal assortment and pricing decisions • Strong analytical skills • Experience in acquiring and manipulating large data files • Critical thinking and problem solving • Ability to interpret data and create a story for planning • Project Management i.e., meeting timelines/milestones, accountability to stakeholders, etc. • Easily adaptable to change • Detail-oriented We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.