Category Development Specialist
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As our Category Development Specialist, you’ll be a key function within our Revenue Growth Team in the commercial side of the business. In a high performing team, you will analyzethe market through different KPIs to create strong plans for the future. You ensure that customer plans are developed and executed by supporting the delivery of strategies and tactics for growth. You understand the business metrics and financial drivers needed to unlock profitable growth for Mondelēz International and our customers and work with key account managers to implement plans to deliver our annual target.You will have an opportunity to work with great tasting brands like Marabou, TUC, OREO, Philadelphia.
How you will contribute
You will:
Leads the development of the trade marketing part of the category annual plans (contract process)
Understands market dynamics / consumer insights by channel to participate on trade marketing strategic decisions
Leads the business planning meeting where the sales quotas are built in order to accomplish the annual plans based on relevant building blocks
Suggests and influences investment in category building blocks, according to category and channel need, and is accountable of execution excellence at point of sale
Follows up the competition’s commercial activity in the category in order to detect business opportunities and potential threats for the brand
Plays a leadership role within the multi categories teams by leading, providing accurate and relevant channel point of sale information that will lead to find business opportunities such as innovations, customer promotions, portfolio, pricing, etc. that will lead to achieve multi categories targets
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
Category management and delivering growth through category leadership
Having a future-focused mindset, being curious about industry trends, digital solutions and innovation for consumers, and translating opportunities into business plans
Developing and delivering plans, measuring and monitoring results and making recommendations to achieve growth targets
Business planning and how to maximize revenue growth & market performance
Influencing stakeholders and interacting effectively with others with the courage and resilience to hold an alternative point of view
Analytical skills and business acumen
More about this role
Education / Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering or other relevant field is required.
Job specific requirements: Excellent analytical capabilities, Transfer insights to clear actions and act as a project manager to secure execution, Highly proficient communication and presentation skills, Strong collaborative and cooperative approach.
Experience: in category management and delivering growth through category leadership is required.
Experience: of FMCG market is required.
Language: Full professional fluency in Swedish and English (written and spoken) is required.
Work schedule: Fulltime based in Upplands Väsby office.
Travel requirements: not required
Work schedule: 100%
Knowledge of Nilsen data is meriting.
No relocation support available.
We offer:
Health & Benefits: Friskvårdsbidrag (Wellness allowance), on-site gym, health check-ups at age intervals, and subsidized on-site massage and chiropractor.
Food & Shopping: Subsidized lunch in our canteen and favorable discounts in our staff shop.
Easy Everyday Life: Fenced parking for all on-site employees and comprehensive employee support for health, work, and private life.
Security: Collective agreement, contractual insurance, occupational health care, and extra compensation for parental leave.
Community: art association and social activities.