Category Development Manager - Consumer Products Division

MISSION: Develop the category (Skin/Hair/Makeup) growth strategy internally and externally under guidance of category leader, from vision to execution across O+O retailers. 

KEY RESOPOSIBILITIES:

CATEGORY STRATEGY O+O

• Support category leader to build category strategy based on deep shopper, consumer, customer and category insight and propose action plans that optimize category growth. 

GTM STRATEGY & ACTIVATION O+O

• Build and implement the winning GTM strategy for CPD. Includes channel strategy, brands activation plan and value creation across RGM levers resulting in an annual valo plan including promo golden rules by brand (fully in collaboration with RGM).

RETAILER COLLABORATION PLAN O+O

• Strategize our trade collaboration by channel and retailer based on aligning business priorities with the opportunity level of collaboration and ultimately impact with retailers.

• Collaborate with KAM to define the category projects plan across retailers driven by the GTM strategy as well as define the Share of Space and distribution targets to implement.

REQUIREMENTS:

Core skills:

• Stakeholder management (KAM, Marketing, Customer, Business Controller)

• Data driven decision making 

• Category growth management

• Assortment optimization 

• Category vision 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in category management, preferably within the beauty or personal care industry.
• Passion for the beauty industry and a deep understanding of Category trends.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across different functions and levels.