Category Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Who are we: A global leader employing around 5,000 people across 50 countries and serving industrial manufacturing, construction, and consumer markets.

Who are we looking for: A category manager with product experience.

What will you do: 

• Develop and follow the Category strategy across consumer channels (FMCG, DIY, Stationery, Digital/Websites).
• Define Margin levels and Retail Price positioning for the Category.
• Collaborate on the NPD roadmap with R&D, other business units, and regions/countries.
• Manage global product development and maintenance within the Category.
• Design and update packaging layouts for consumer products.
• Oversee global innovation roll-out.
• Align best POS practices with the global consumer market.
• Support new market development.
• Ensure Margin levels and Retail Price positioning align with company expectations.

What do you need:

• Minimum primary degree in Marketing, Business administration or a related field (advanced degree such as MBA, Masters preferred) 
• Ability to think on Strategic level
• Good communicator
• Team player
• High degree of fluency in English
• Demonstrated experience in scoping and conducting quantitative and qualitative market studies
• Comfortable with figures and analysis, in particular for market data like GFK
• Detail-oriented with an ability to creatively and clearly present market trends and research findings in written, graphical and verbal formats
• Awareness of key trends, customers, competitors in DIY/Consumer and adjacent markets (Construction, Retail etc.)
• Self-starter able to flourish in a fast-paced and flexible environment
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to identify sources of market intelligence from both internal and external networks insights