Category Development Manager - TT

Job Description

Job You help develop a comprehensive view of what great looks like in retail enterprises for our categories. You create market-leading capabilities in managing space, range and distribution to maximize category growth throughout all retail channels and environments and track and measure performance of space against forecast plans. How you will contribute You will: Deliver our Mondel z International Perfect Store agenda identifying relevant growth potentials via customer & shopper analysis and implement/develop actionable measures Design Picture of Success for our key customers in regard of shelf, secondary placement and promotion efficiency Lead Category Management projects with key customers Equip Sales Teams with relevant materials and tools and train/steer them to efficiently execute perfect store related topics. Support development of annual trade negotiations. Develop plans and ideas to drive and improve future business of Mondel z International in light of perfect store related topics Close collaboration with multiple functions internally and external stakeholders What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: Store excellence and routes-to-market Having a future-focused mindset with curiosity about industry trends, digital solutions and innovation for consumers and translating opportunities into business strategies Delivering a strategic plan, measuring and monitoring results and making recommendations to achieve growth targets Influencing stakeholders and interacting effectively with others, with the courage and resilience to hold an alternative point of view Team player Collaboration Sales in a fast-moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods industry a distinct advantage Project management a distinct advantage More about this role What you need to know about this position: Shopper research shows that 70%+ buying devisions happen in store, hence the Category Manager plays an important role in devising in-store strategy and guidelines that help influence shopper decision at the POB and grow conversion and transactions. You support the team to define category growth strategies across different RE, along with defining the right merchandising strategy. You would determine how our brands come alive in store through various shopper marketing initiatives in Traditional Trade and other channels What extra ingredients you will bring: Liase with RE managers for creation, governance & communication of the Picture of success across TT Retail environments & categories Define the required in-store merchandising & shopper marketing initiatives to drive the in-store agenda in Traditional Trade Develop Picture of Success for different Traditional Trade RE/ formats based on shopper insights and category strategy Measure & review Perfect Store KPI Health & performance for Traditional Trade POB Budget management and health of system for Biscuits and GCPB categories Ensure we design best in class POB based on shopper and brand guidelines defined, across channels and RE Define our in-store success agenda & go to market selling materials (selling stories, POS etc) across channels. Category Management Collaborate with insights team to derive actionalbe insights by Category and Customer across channels for biscuits category growth Work closely with Category Develepment lead in creating category and channel growth strategy Create & drive specialized Category Management and development programs for TT Creating standardised tools & guidelines to help execution by frontline team Work with creative agency and marketing team to develop and T&L "Future of the Store" concepts and create Model TT stores Develop Planogram Modules for Category and assets in Traditional Trade Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy