Category Strategy Manager (m/w/d) 80 - 100% - SEB Professional Business Unit
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Oversee and grow the market intelligence function and lead one employee (on-site in Zuchwil, Switzerland) in this area, leveraging market intelligence to contribute to our category strategy. Connect with North American and Chinese team to circulate best practices and databases
- Coordinate with teams within the business unit (e.g. product management, service and digital teams, market intelligence or sales) to identify category trends and translate them into customer relevant strategies
- Identify the most attractive market segments, competitive landscape, and positioning opportunities to define a coffee category strategy
- Ensure that customer insights, use cases and feedbacks are integrated into the product development process, and champion a customer-centric mindset among the team
- Support product management, marketing and sales teams to plan product strategy and execute successful product launches
- Ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the full product lifecycle, from launch to phase out, in particular between Product Management and Sales
- Define a category management platform to promote to customers the right assortment (one stop shop), the right operational execution (in the kitchen / in the shop) and the right pricing, including total cost of ownership (levering our service and digital capabilities)
PROFILE:
- Advanced studies / academic degree in Management, International Business, Marketing (or a similar degree)
- Several years of experience in a similar field of work (experience at a consulting firm is a plus)
- Ideally an analytical and data-driven, detail oriented, independent person with excellent communication and presentation skills
- Willingness (and ability) to travel (mainly for internal purposes), especially to Germany
- Excellent MS Office skills (in particular Excel and Power Point)
- Fluent in English with very good German language skills (French is a plus)
Agencies: Please note that we are filling this position without the assistance of recruitment agencies and therefore do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies. CVs submitted by recruitment agencies will be considered unsolicited and will not create any contractual obligation on our part.