Category Manager all genders
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Job Description
As a Category Manager at zooplus you are the singlethreaded owner of a specific category (e.g. Dog or Cat) within a designated country or country cluster. In this role you lead and coordinate initiatives across multiple dimensions including promotions pricing assortment and shelf management to drive topline growth and maximize bottomline impact.
You work closely with various functions (e.g. Pricing) central teams (e.g. Own Brands) and departments (e.g. Vendor Management) to shape and influence commercial and promotional strategies. Your goal is to create alignment and synergies that effectively address local category challenges and opportunities for your category.
A strong understanding of category dynamics including customer behavior market trends and the competitive landscape will enable you to spot growth opportunities and proactively mitigate risks. You will also be responsible for continuously analyzing key business KPIs across sales category performance customer insights and product data taking action where needed to optimize results.
Key Responsibilities (amongst others)
Pricing
- Recommend local price adjustments and exceptions at brand/product level based on the defined global pricing strategy.
- Focus on Own Brand First (OBF) by identifying the most relevant sources of business.
Promotions
- Develop a fullyear promotional plan tailored to category dynamics and local relevance; align with the central promotions team Country/Cluster Head and the global campaign calendar.
- Monitor campaign and promo performance; track budget spend against local plans.
- Launch shortterm topical brand or product promotions based on business needs.
Shelf Management
- Contribute to the product sorting strategy for PLP and search results by providing input to the Product team in coordination with other Category Managers (via SME).
- Define strategy and requirements for upselling and crossselling via product recommendation boxes also in coordination with other Category Managers (via SME).
- Ensure strong visibility for Own Brand First (OBF) products.
- Collaborate with Graphics and Shop Operations teams on categoryspecific banners.
- Provide input for continuous QA processes and sign off on adjustments to category content if needed.
Qualifications :
- Experience in a similar FMCG or ecommerce environment ideally within the pet sector.
- Strong commercial and analytical skills with a solid understanding of how key business functions interconnect.
- Excellent teamwork and communication abilities with a proven track record of influencing across levels.
- Customercentric mindset with a strong intuition for brand positioning and market trends.
- Proficiency in English; German is a plus.
- Handson resultsdriven attitude with a strong work ethic.
- High level of analytical and numerical competence.
Additional Information :
Additional Information:
With more than 1000 passionate professionals located across 6 European offices we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect a hybrid work setup: 60 inoffice 40 remote collaborating with colleagues across locations.
Our benefits:
20 discount in our zooplus shop
Internal and external training
Team events
#LIHybrid
28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul)
Company mobile phone for work and personal use
Want to know more Learn more about zooplus here and check out our LinkedIn Instagram TikTok and YouTube to get a glimpse into the zooplus culture.
zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.
zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
