Operation Product Manager - 100% - Maternity Leave Coverage - Temporary until February 2026

Operation Product Manager - 100% - Maternity Leave Coverage - Temporary until February 2026

WHO WE ARE
Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realise their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Accountable for planning, monitoring and maximizing retail budgets, guarantee product availability at all times and to ensure the correctness of the merchandise in the shops.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Operations

• Analyze Category and Brand performance, on weekly and monthly basis
• Confirm the correct implementation of Pricing Policies and Advertising Spaces

• Coordinate the implementation of the Promotional Plan. For those periods without a Central Promotion, proposes and coordinates with Category Managers/Procurement the negotiation with Local Promotions and submit them to the Airport General Manager for approval
• Follow-up promotion’s implementation (stock availability, marketing material, tasting…)

• Ensure the correct execution of Marketing strategies and Visual Merchandising guidelines
• Responsible of Item Management (report to Master Data team any errors found)
• Responsible for reporting assortment issues to Procurement that liaises with Central Master Data
• Receive suppliers in the shops and accompany them during their visit, ensuring an effective working relationship
• Organize and execute Stock takings to make necessary adjustments for stock optimization (negative stock, phantom stock…)
• Review Stock Quality and coordinate with Supply Chain or Procurement the actions to be taken
• Coordinate and follow-up with Global Procurement to take actions on overstocks, novelties, destructions
• Collaborate with Country Category team on necessary actions to increase sales revenue

• Inform and coordinate price changes to Shift Supervisors
• Responsible for correct implementation of Micro Space-Planning

People

• Provide valuable feedback to central teams for constant improvement
• Develop a Product Training Plan according to the overall objectives of the Category. In coordination with HR, negotiate the plan with suppliers

Please note that we can only consider applicants who are either eligible to work in Switzerland or hold the relevant work permit.

YOUR PROFILE

• Knowledge of effective merchandise presentation standards
• Understanding of Travel Retail concepts
• Good problem-solving Skills Languages
• Fluent English
• Additional languages as applicable for Area
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, 5 years Commercial experience with at least 2 years’ experience in management role

WE OFFER

• Adynamic environment and great teams
• Attractive work location
• Food and shopping benefits
• A generous and flexible pension fund scheme

This role is planned to begin in June/July 2025. Candidates who are available at this time are encouraged to apply.

All applications will be reviewed within a period of 20 days. Please ensure to check your junk folder for reply.
Avolta is committed to equal opportunities and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.Dufry in Switzerland is an equal salary certified employer since 2018.