Candidate:
Simone Furlani
Category Manager
Hiperpool was incredibly effective in my career move. Dale and the team understood my preferences, helped me navigate the startup environment narrowing down the available options to relevant fitting roles, and supported me along the whole process of joining Manual.co
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The Hiperpool team spent a considerable amount of time understanding the requirements of the role and the values of the company. Considering the size and stage of Manual, these elements are of great value.
Hiperpool has been able to identify numerous candidates for the role, and have successfully placed one to date.
Hiperpool Talent Sponsors and Client Success Managers were active on behalf of members and employers throughout the process, providing support and guidance at every step of the way.
Manual is a men's health and wellness brand that aims to challenge outdated notions that real men shrug their shoulders and carry on. By empowering men with all the information and choices they need to proactively own their wellbeing, Manual believes we can turn a corner.
Here to be a personal manual for all men everywhere. A guide to owning health and happiness. Giving men all the tools they need to be good to themselves.
"We began to talk to each other, then to others, and actively sought help. The more we talked, the better we felt. The more we got to know about the solutions, the more we implemented them into our lives. And guess what? Looking after yourself head to toe, inside and out, really works."
The Category Manager will assist in the management of current categories and in the launch of new Categories. It will involve both defining the best category and packaging strategy and also the ability to roll up one’s sleeves reaching to suppliers, negotiating contracts, ensuring that the packaging respects our desired technical requirements and making sure we will have the product in stock on time.
The role is a high visibility role within the team and has lots of exposure to the CEO and COO. During the first six months, the role will be highly involved in defining the overall packaging strategy and execution for the whole brand.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the overall strategy for the assigned category/project
- Translate the strategy in the best product customer value proposition
- Be able to contribute also to the creative definition of the product leveraging the internal marketing team and external agencies
- Be responsible for the full operational execution (e.g. placing orders, ensuring that the stock arrives on time..)
- Manage the entire assigned project and ensure that update other departments on the status of the project
