Category Development Manager

Position Snapshot

Location: Henniez, Switzerland

Company: Nestlé Waters
Act. Rate: Full-Time, 100%

Type of contract: Permanent contract

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Position Summary

granini & hohes C are the brands composing the joint venture between the Eckes-Granini Group and Nestlé Waters. The Eckes-Granini Group is an international corporate group based in Germany. The Group is specialized in the production and sale of non- alcoholic fruit beverages and operates under the umbrella of Eckes AG.

As a Category Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing and co-implementing the category channel agenda within the business. This role will support long-term category development and profitable growth, while also increasing market shares through a deep understanding of shoppers, channels, and categories.

A Day in the Life of Category Development Manager

• Establish winning commercial propositions to develop the category with key customers and exploit the full growth potential, by supporting them analytically, building their capabilities and understanding of the category, leveraging the data at hand (Nielsen or customer-specific, market studies) in collaboration with Marketing and Sales teams.
• Promote expertise internally and externally while transforming insights into actionable solutions
• Provide assortment and distribution priorities by channel, including Innovation & Renovation pipeline
• Develop a channel picture of success: assortment, shelf layout, secondary placements, and promotion strategies
• Create convincing selling stories by providing relevant Category, Channel and Customer information, including areas of under/over performance, rationale & potential future opportunities for growth
• Lead the annual commercial planning process for Eckes within Nestlé Waters process
• Represent Eckes category and channel expertise during customer meetings
• Analyze shopper trends and needs to identify appropriate Shopper Activation strategies
• Develop effective branded shopper campaigns and POSM (point of sale material) and assess results for continuous improvement

What will make you successful

• University Master degree or equivalent
• Solid commercial experience (category management and/or sales)
• Strong understanding of shopper, market intelligence sources (AC Nielsen), category/channel/shopper trends
• Experience in FMCG in the Swiss market is a plus
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Proven ability to turn insights into commercial solutions
• Strong drive, ability to work collaboratively, solution-oriented mindset
• Strong presentation skills and ability to influence

• Fluent in German or French, and a good command of the other language, fluent in English

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