International Category Manager (m/f/d)

29 countries. Around 49,000 colleagues. 70,000 pharmacies supplied and millions of patients: Join PHOENIX! Support us in supplying the people of Europe with medicines and healthcare products quickly and reliably - and experience a job that is as diverse as it is important. Where you can proactively master challenges, implement ideas and drive change. Look forward to pure variety at a successful, future-proof family company, the market-leading pharmaceutical wholesaler in Germany and at the same time the best integrated healthcare provider in Europe.

We are looking for an International Category Manager (m/f/d) at our headquarter in Mannheim.

Your Tasks

• Support the Head of Category Management in developing and rolling out new Category Management processes that are tailored to existing country-specific ways of working.
• Contribute to the design of trainings and help establish a unified, state‑of‑the‑art understanding of Category Management across all countries.
• Lead country-level category analysis and support the development of standardized analysis methods to ensure consistent cross‑country stakeholder communication.
• Implement value‑adding Category Management data tools, reflecting local requirements and developed in close collaboration with data scientists. This includes establishing an international master data structure and harmonized category reporting.
• Drive the development of cross-country category review plans and promote best‑practice sharing to unlock efficiencies and synergies.
• Manage international promotional activities from initial planning and setup to execution and post‑activity performance review.
• Oversee international supplier management to ensure alignment with global category strategies and targets.
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders such as Marketing, Key Account Management, Data Science teams, and Brand Management to ensure seamless execution and alignment.

Your Profile

• Degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Min. 2-3 years relevant work experience ideally within Commercial / Category Management.
• Industry experience in Retail / Consumer Goods; with Pharma Retail / Wholesale advantageous.
• Experience of working with wide stakeholder groups and ideally in cross-country teams.
• Experience of leading cross-functional projects and embedding Category Management processes and principles.
• Strong analytical skillset with ability to work with multiple datasets and to identify insights.
• Strong understanding of master data structures and set‑ups, enabling the development of consistent, group‑wide reporting
• Team worker, flexible, self-motivated, innovative and pragmatic
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent command of English language in verbal and written form, with additional European Language advantageous