Incubation Planning Manager

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About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Manager to support the design and planning of eBay Australia's Incubation Category Strategy.

Reporting to the Head of Strategy & Operations, the successful candidate will support the generation of strategies for new categories that align with the company's longer term business objectives. Sitting in a high-impact and visible team that works closely with the business’ leaders, the candidate will be in a unique position to influence the direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and size opportunities in categories that align with the Australian business long-term business objectives.
• Conduct research, including market and competitor analysis, to support business cases for potential new categories and define/refine strategies and the tactics deployed to launch and manage them over three-year timeframes.
• Analyse business data and track key performance metrics, monitor category and product trends and provide recommendations for the pre-launch phases of incubation categories.
• Support the development of test plans for buyer and seller strategies to drive supply and demand in identified categories.
• Network across global category teams to understand current and future strategies, tools, and levers we could deploy to support new category launches.
• Develop detailed operational plans, working in close collaboration with the cross-functional teams, including marketing, seller teams, trust, shipping and finance

A successful Incubation Planning Manager will demonstrate:

• A strong sense of ownership and natural curiosity
• Solid analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
• Clear and concise communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to collaborate on cross-functional teams.
• Strong ability to gather and analyse data to form insights and recommendations.

Preferred qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Economics or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in retail, operations or business management and/or consulting.

If you're passionate about eCommerce and want to be part of the category strategy for eBay Australia, this is the role for you. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, and an opportunity to work with a talented and dynamic team.

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