Category Manager managing strategic development of product range in large appliances. Leading team and fostering supplier relationships to ensure competitive offerings.
Responsibilities
Responsible for leading staff: You set clear goals, structures and processes and inspire your team through vision, motivation and individual development to achieve top performance together.
Strategic development of the product category: Planning and implementation of category strategies based on market and assortment analyses.
Assortment design: Definition of the breadth and depth of the assortment for a future-oriented and target-group-specific positioning.
Price and terms management: Ensuring competitive pricing and negotiating framework agreements with suppliers.
Budget and performance control: Sales and cost planning, budget monitoring as well as preparation of reports for top management.
Relationship management: Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with suppliers and strengthening cooperation with member companies.
Event and process management: Organizing trade shows/events and continuously optimizing processes within the category.
Requirements
Leadership skills: Experience in leading and developing teams – your leadership style is empathetic, on an equal footing and provides direction and momentum.
Several years of experience in category management or purchasing, ideally in the large domestic appliances segment.
Strong analytical skills and a good sense for market trends.
Negotiation skills and experience in developing strategic supplier relationships.
Strong communication skills and team orientation – you enjoy working with multiple interfaces.
Process and IT affinity – you think in terms of efficient workflows and are confident using digital tools.
Benefits
Great employee discounts on the EURONICS range
Flexible working with flextime & more
Maximum mobility through VVS travel expense reimbursement, good transport connections & company bike leasing
Good balance of office & remote work
Attractive special payments & 30 days of vacation
Fantastic products, cutting-edge tools and exciting projects
Job title
Category Manager – Large Domestic Appliances, Building Technology, eMobility
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