Functietitel: Category Manager Benelux

Functieomschrijving:
www.stepstone.be/vacatures----1415574-inline.html?cid=Partner_VDAB

McCORMICK EMEA, recruits:

A vacancy has arisen for a Category Manager BENELUX, reporting to the Commercial & Marketing Director BENELUX.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive McCormick status as category leaders through the development of strategic category management relationships with BENELUX accounts.
• Build category plans that deliver growth with specific customers – including range, promotions, NPD, shelf space – in line with McCormick category vision and brand strategies.
• Identify market opportunities and threats, Business/brand performance measurements, in order to develop and define the Category Manger strategy for BENELUX business, taking part in recommendations on the business to develop (food business, new categories, and new brands).
• Manage portfolio of products following McCormick EMEA strategy
• Work closely with marketing manager to define and coordinate media and communication activation following EMEA strategy
• Deliver monthly dashboard to identify performance gaps and support the account managers.
• Define monitoring of advertising & promotional programmes, in line with brand strategy and in conjunction with account team.
• Manage to ensure that they are costed, agreed, implemented and evaluated within the set time-scales and budgets specified.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• University degree or Business School degree in Marketing or Sales or equivalent,
• Experience in Marketing / Category Management in FMCG,
• Experience in working with a Sales team
• Excellent understanding of marketing & Category Manger strategies, techniques and business economics of local market
• An experience in sales negotiation experience would be an advantage,
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including management presentation,
• Flexible, proactive and entrepreneurial,
• Fully conversant with Office package,
• Self-motivation and enthusiasm
• Ability to work in a matrix organisation, open to other cultures,
• Dutch, French & English, another language will be an asset.

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CANDIDATE PROFILE

• University degree or Business School degree in Marketing or Sales or equivalent,
• Experience in Marketing / Category Management in FMCG,
• Experience in working with a Sales team
• Excellent understanding of marketing & Category Manger strategies, techniques and business economics of local market
• An experience in sales negotiation experience would be an advantage,
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including management presentation,
• Flexible, proactive and entrepreneurial,
• Fully conversant with Office package,
• Self-motivation and enthusiasm
• Ability to work in a matrix organisation, open to other cultures,
• Dutch, French & English, another language will be an asset.

Werkgever Naam: StepStone

Werkgever adres:
StepStone, Koningsstraat 47 , 1000 BRUSSEL, BELGIE

Vorm van contact: MCCORMICK (UK) LIMITED

Job korte beschrijving:
Leidinggevende functies op het gebied van verkoop en marketing

Land: Nederland

Regio: NEDERLAND

Contractduur: Vast

Contract type: Voltijds

Ervaring: Tussen 2 en 5 jaar

Bron van jobaanbieding:
VDAB, Openbare diensten voor arbeidsvoorziening, België

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