Location
Madrid | Spain
Job description
To reinforce our Category Development Team we are currently recruiting a Category Manager Natural Foods to join their Spanish Sales Office in Las Rozas de Madrid. Within the Sales Office Spain you will be responsible for driving the development of new categories like “Healthy Snacking” or “Kids Fruit Snacking”, working with our brands Nakd, BEAR, Trek and Kiddylicious. Most of these UK brands are (relatively) new in the Spanish market.
- You will contribute to the development of an ambitious omnichannel strategy for “Healthy Bars” (Nakd and Trek) and “Kids Fruit Snacking” (BEAR and Kiddylicious).
- You will do category segment data analysis for our Natural Foods categories, using data sources like 1) retail POS 2) market and consumer panel data e.g. IRI or Nielsen 3) customer specific insights and 4) bespoke Lotus Bakeries’ consumer/shopper research (like U&A).
- You create an annual category plan consisting of guidance to sales teams on Assortment, Promotion, Pricing, Shelf placement, based on understanding competitor activities.
- From the category plan, you give guidance to Marketing in order to secure excellent in-store visibility execution in all sales channels (Retail, Away from Home, Online).
- During the year, you will co-lead the regular category business meetings, where status of annual plan vs. YTD reality gets discussed, and where corrective measures get agreed.
- For this, you will during the year analyze market and retail POS data to generate new insights and new tactics concerning category and customer dynamics.
- You will create compelling selling stories per Sales Channel on the added value of our portfolio for the development of the customer´s business. You act as “scriptwriter for Sales”.
- You will also join the Account Managers in visiting key customers for Natural Foods categories.
- In this role you will report to the Marketing & Category Development Manager Spain, and work in close collaboration with the Business Development Manager Natural Foods Europe, and the internal network of Category Management peers in the Area Sales Office Europe (consisting of 8 countries).
Profile
- Bachelor or Master Degree (Marketing, Commercial, Economics,….)
- 2-3 years of relevant experience in (trade) marketing or category development within FMCG
- Affinity with healthy lifestyle.
- Team player with passion for building brands.
- Fluent in Spanish and English.
- Solid knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical skills, detail-oriented and autonomous.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Hands-on approach and going the extra mile to get things done.
- Our Group Core Values are: Team spirit, Open Dialogue, and Passion
"I love the ownership you get in your role to work towards great results. Working in an international environment allows me to work together with people from different cultures and nationalities."
Offer
Lotus Bakeries offers you the chance to work in a pleasant, growing and stable environment. The Spanish market has high strategic importance for the Group, and with Nakd we have achieved a top-3 position globally in terms of turnover. But we are still only getting started. This is a challenging role allowing independence, responsibility and further growth opportunities within the company. We offer an interesting salary and benefits package (no company car) and a solid work-life balance.
Do you want to be part of a terrific team with the ambition to create small momentsof happiness every day? Meet our people, discover their unique skills and get excitedto join them in a great work environment.
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