Category & Portfolio Manager

Category & Portfolio Manager

Job Description:

This role is responsible for defining and driving Category & Portfolio strategic thinking and Perfect Store design and deployment: setting long term category vision and portfolio requirements to win in market as well as driving Category Leadership customer deployment in all markets.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, or a related field.
• 5 years+ plus experience in Demand functions, Data Driven Marketing.
• Category/Customer and/or Marketing/Brand experience with ability to engage, influence and impact stakeholders of all sizes by providing guidance on strategic direction at senior management levels;
• Technical and functional experience in category Management, Shopper Insights, Customer facing experience

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Leads Category Strategy to ensure category vision drives business planning and decisions, tailoring the category vision to customers. This will ensure an embedded narrative for growth with customers both internally & externally as the start point for annual planning and range reviews, collaborating with clear joint targets with Sales to ensure the ‘triple win’.
• Leads Perfect Store and owns Portfolio deployment defining shelf and assortment principles in line with regional strategy acknowledging market nuances. Responsible for communicating Perfect Store priorities with Sales ensuring excellent execution at store level. Managing and measuring PS program including collaboration with Field Force.
• Embed our vision with customers by partnering and driving clear customer contact strategy, driving bold steps to accelerate key growth areas and accelerate total category growth against a long term shelf back ‘picture of success’.
• Ensure excellence in delivery of objective category insights to drive customer growth, driving the range review process.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Meer over Mars:
Mars is een familiebedrijf met een wereldwijde verkoop van meer dan $50 miljard. We produceren enkele van 's werelds meest geliefde merken: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, SKITTLES® en BEN'S ORIGINAL®. Naast onze consumentenmerken zorgen we met trots voor de helft van de huisdieren in de wereld via onze voedings-, gezondheids- en service bedrijven zoals Banfield Pet Hospitals ™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA ™ en Pet Partners ™. Mars heeft zijn hoofdkantoor in McLean, Virginia en is actief in meer dan 80 landen. De vijf principes van Mars - kwaliteit, verantwoordelijkheid, wederkerigheid, efficiëntie en vrijheid - inspireren onze 150.000 Associates elke dag om bij te dragen aan een betere toekomst.