Your Tasks
1. Conducting condition negotiations, including annual negotiations
2. Ensuring sales and margin targets for the defined River and promotional product portfolio, as well as refinancing marketing activities
3. Developing long-term category strategies with all functional stakeholders, taking market conditions into account
4. Tracking the strategy in collaboration with other functions (including follow-up on condition agreements, supplier performance, product performance)
5. Regular review and optimization of the entire assortment listing using standardized tools (channel-appropriate approach for multichannel / online / marketplace) in coordination with key stakeholders
6. Creating forecasts for management purposes
7. Identifying optimization potential and verifying conclusions drawn from the comparison of plan vs. actual
8. Effective and efficient information management, including the provision of information essential for performance management
9. Multichannel (offline/online) responsibility in managing KPIs
Your Profile
10. Qualified knowledge of MS Office
11. Understanding of the holistic category management process
12. Experience in the role of Category Manager at a comparable retailer/wholesaler
13. Proficient in handling market and company data from common sources such as Nielsen or GfK
14. Strong analytical skills and understanding of commercial implications
15. Ability to communicate effectively with different target groups across functions and departments
16. In-depth experience in developing an assortment strategy, defining assortment tactics, and successfully implementing an assortment area – overall responsibility for the “lifecycle” of an assortment segment
17. Experience with suppliers as well as price and terms negotiations
18. Business-fluent English skills
19. High degree of self-organization and ability to work in a goal-oriented manner under time pressure
20. Ability to communicate effectively with different target groups across functions and departments
21. Ability to build and positively influence relationships at all levels
About Us
We are a motivated team in an innovative field, working together with passion and commitment. For us, customer needs always come first – we work together to find the best solutions for our customers. Our close collaboration enables us to develop and successfully implement creative ideas. Become part of our team and help shape the future with us!
Additional Benefits
Job Infos
Location: Ingolstadt
MediaMarktSaturn Deutschland
Department: HQ - Group Indirect Procurement & Category Management
Entrylevel: Professional Level
Type of Employement: Full Time
Working Hours: 37,5
Persona: Job Requisition HQ Employee