As a Category Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our categories and customers. By leveraging diverse data sources—customer, shopper, and consumer data—you’ll provide actionable insights and solid recommendations.

You’ll be diving into two exciting categories: dairy/baby nutrition or plant-based/waters, and collaborating with a variety of retailers.

Your mission: Forge strong partnerships with our retail allies to boost category growth. Internally, you’ll be the linchpin, working hand-in-hand with account management, marketing, PRGM, the field team, and fellow category managers to bring Danone’s growth initiatives to life at the point of purchase. Let’s make an impact together!

Your Responsibilities:

• Category Expertise: Develop a deep understanding of category drivers and barriers to create a compelling vision for your customers.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Extract actionable business development opportunities from various data resources to drive growth.
• Growth Opportunities: Identify and capitalize on growth opportunities at your retailers through thorough category analysis.
• Collaborative Reviews: Conduct regular category assortment and shelving reviews with retail partners.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with brand and customer teams to support Danone initiatives, aligning with customer expectations and category trends.
• Customer Engagement: Build strong relationships with customers, engaging them with compelling trade stories to drive growth initiatives.
• Innovation Success: Ensure the success of innovations through solid volume potential recommendations and sales story development.

• Analytical: Possesses a strong analytical mindset.
• Proactive: Has a can-do attitude, is creative, and strives for excellence.
• Communicative: Exhibits strong commercial and communication skills, both internally and externally, to engage and inspire.
• Collaborative: Thrives in cross-functional teams.
• Experienced: Brings 3 years of experience in sales or marketing roles within the FMCG context.
• Tech-Savvy: Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI (knowledge of space management systems is a plus).
• Bilingual: Fluent in Dutch and French, with proficient knowledge of English.

We offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.

In our vibrant and international working environment you will be supported to grow an impactful career aligned with your personal aspirations. We offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. Aside an attractive base salary, you will receive a complete package of benefits, including:

• Meal vouchers
• Health and group insurance
• Net allowances
• Federal mobility budget (possibility to request a company car or other mobility options)
• Performance bonus
• 32 holidays
• Various learning and development options

What's next

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button now!

You have until October 15th 2024 to apply, so waste no time! In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website!

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