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About Mars
Mars Sverige AB is a subsidiary of Mars Inc., one of the world's largest privately owned companies established in 1911, now with 70.000 associates in 79 countries worldwide and generating annual revenues of over $30 billion.
Mars was established in Sweden in the early 1960s, and today we are approximately 220 associates in the Nordics across the three categories Chocolate, Petcare and Food. Mars Sverige is marketing a range of well-known brands in the Chocolate, Pet Care and Food segments, such as Mars®, M&M's®, Snickers®, Twix®, Uncle Ben's®, Dolmio®, Whiskas® and Pedigree®. Mars Nordic offices are located in Oslo, Helsinki, and Ørestad, Copenhagen.
With Mars you get the best of both worlds – the feeling of being a part of the team in a local unit at the same time as you are part of one of the largest privately owned companies in the world. Mars is a work place with a dynamic and informal culture, but with clear principles which have guided them to success for many years.
For Mars Sverige AB, Nigel Wright is now recruiting a Category Manager for the Chocolate category.
Purpose of the job
As the Category Manager Chocolate, your focus will be on delivering category management process in line with Mars Sweden strategies and growth ambitions in close co-operation with Nordic business team, the local management and sales team. Your ambition will be to position Mars as a knowledge supplier to the trade in all aspects related to in store excellence and category dynamics to ensure category growth. You will be a part of the Swedish sales team, reporting to the National Category Manager Sweden.
Key responsibility
· With own drive and agenda, develop short and long term strategies to ensure healthy growth within the Chocolate category.
· Ensure in-depth understanding of current retail environment, in store excellence and category specifics.
· Deliver Category Management processes/projects with our trading partners with a strategic and operational tool box to build long lasting relationships.
· Analyse and evaluate category performance in order to proactively initiate actions internally and externally.
· Using shopper understanding and category principles to develop clear recommendations on in-store placement and other availability parameters to optimize portfolio performance.
· Responsible for shopper research need and necessary retail data for decision making.
Who are we looking for
- Higher education.
- 2-5 years of FMCG experience.
- Previous experience from grocery and/or convenience trade.
- A genuine interest and experience from Shopper Understanding and In Store Strategies & Tactics.
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to leverage insights and turn them into actions.
- A genuine passion for making a difference in the marketplace based on insights.
- Fluent in Swedish and English.
- Good/advanced computer skills (MS Office) & previous experience with AC Nielsen
As person you are/have
- A team player with good co-operation skills and strategic agility.
- Result- and action oriented who takes initiative and is not afraid to take difficult decisions
- Organized and accurate
- Enthusiastic, creative and flexible with an entrepreneurial mentality.
- A high sense of responsibility, able to keep up with several projects in a fast working environment and work as a ‘team-player’.
What we offer
You will join a ‘hungry’ company with decentralized structure which has exciting plans ahead. We can offer a fantastic portfolio of brands, many of them market leaders. In the role as Category Manager you will be a key player in a strong team with high growth ambitions. Your knowledge and competence will be appreciated and important for our future success.
The position is based in the Nordic office in Copenhagen. Expected travel days are estimated 30 days/year.
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| Nigel Wright specialises primarily in the appointment of commercial, operations and support professionals for national and international consumer products and services companies across the globe. Our business has evolved with the consumer sector and we now service clients across a range of industries including FMCG, Durables, Utilities and Online businesses around the world. |
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| Nigel Wright specialises primarily in the appointment of commercial, operations and support professionals for national and international consumer products and services companies across the globe. Our business has evolved with the consumer sector and we now service clients across a range of industries including FMCG, Durables, Utilities and Online businesses around the world. |
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