ORGANISATION
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
For the commercial excellence division of Henkel Consumer brands we are currently looking for a:
CATEGORY MANAGER
POSITION
As Category Manager, you’ll join the Commercial Excellence team. You’ll support the newly formed Consumer Brands division in the field of Category Management and work with leading brands such as Witte Reus, Syoss and Schwarzkopf within FMCG. You will be reporting directly to Stefanie Kusters (Head of Commercial Excellence).
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- You develop, implement and monitor assortment and shelf strategy for the assigned categories and key retailers;
- You analyze the category/market and its trends and look for opportunities to grow;
- You develop, implement and monitor growth plans, based on consumer, shopper & retailer insights;
- You ensure the best possible listings & support plan for Henkel Consumer Brand innovations;
- You act independently and pro-actively within the organization and work closely together with sales and marketing;
- The successful implementation of our perfect portfolio strategy including innovation pipeline is a key contributor to success and is one of the key focus points.
PROFILE CANDIDATE
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Academic degree either Bachelor or Master’s;
- Relevant working experience preferably within FMCG;
- Fluent in Dutch and English.
RELEVANT COMPETENCES
- Commercial mindset and results-oriented;
- Proactive and data-driven;
- Project management experience;
- Analytical and creative.
