Junior Category Manager

Key responsibilities:

Contributes under Category Manager supervision the Brand Plan development for the assigned category

Executes time in full all assigned consumer activities (national consumer promotions, events, new product development, communication campaigns…)

Develops packaging and labels (upgrading, design changing) and any product improvements necessary, in collaboration with relevant key stakeholders

Ensure analysis on key research data and other sources of information to regularly monitor consumer behavior and builds regular reports to the Cat. Man and commercial team

Participates in any research aimed at better understanding the consumer and contributes to the development and implementation of respective consumer researches

Monitors the budget set for the allocated category, while ensuring that expenses are kept within the set limits and informs the Cat. Man regarding any deviation

Monitors brand profitability and flag deviation to Cat. Man

Follows the activities of competitors and their relevant categories (price, consumer activities, advertising, strategies) and builds regular reports to Cat. Man and commercial team

Makes regular market visits

Efficient collaboration with all brand external partners (brand, media, digital, packaging agencies etc)

Job requirements:

Minimum 1 year of experience in marketing / brand management

Preferably Bachelor Degree in Marketing

Fluent user of English (both written and spoken)

Very good computer skills (Excel – advanced level, Word, Power Point);