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Category Manager, DACH

BIC

Hybrid

JoinBIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.

Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.

What You’ll do:

Accountable for Flame for Life (Lighters), Human Expression (Stationery) and Blade Excellence (Shavers) categories for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), with responsibility for in-depth category and shopper understanding and insights at a micro and macro level
Analyse category/segment performance using customer, consumer, shopper and macro environment data and sources for internal and external reporting
Develop and implement tools for sales and marketing support i.e. reports / analysis of data as required by key stakeholders, including sourcing, formatting and updating various databases / cubes / software systems with latest information (incl. but not limited to GFK, NIQ and PowerBi)
Proactively deliver compelling insights, arguments and recommendations to key stakeholders (both internal and external) that help to grow both the broader category but also BIC’s share, sales and profit within the category, including participating in customer meetings
Drive ad hoc local market research, monitor competitive activity and analyse data, in order to identify and better serve shoppers’ needs
Be the voice of the shopper and customer in internal meetings with Sales and Marketing teams to aid the development of channel and brand strategies and improve our product activation
Identify appropriate case studies and research studies from other countries to share with and potentially implement in DACH
Manage local agency relationships, driving them to provide value-added account service, accurate data and insightful presentations
Prepare, implement & monitor CatMan budget for any key projects you may be managing (liaison with rest of local and global teams to ensure tracking & forecasting is accurate).

What we’re looking for in you:

You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Sales or a related field
You have 3+ years of experience as a Category manager in the FMCG industry
You are a professional in data analysis and using various analytics tools (incl. MS Office with Excel, PowerPoint)
You have an analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and drive decision-making
You’ve developed presentation skills and are able to build and present compelling trade selling stories
You show strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders (customers, agencies,…)
You are flexible to adapt to the changing market dynamics, consumer preferences and organizational priorities
Fluency in German and English is a must

What we offer:

Hybrid model of work- 2 days in the office
30 days of annual leave
Accident Insurance
Car and Bicycle parking
Bike Leasing Participation

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.

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