Senior Category Management

Develop food and non-food country specific assortment following the effective balance between central buying and local purchasing for Romanian market

Continuous analysis of sales data and decision-making on the basis of both market situation and our sales history

Lead supplier strategy and create annual negotiation tactical plan

Lead our global category innovation efforts to ensure delivery of new products that meet consumer needs

Understand market and evaluate the share/performance of our company

Develop & maintain pricing strategy following margin targets

Make sure the split of the subcategories are align with the sales performance and store layout and shelf space density is optimal

Develop promotional strategy, planning of product, pricing and placement, forecasting stock

Leading 3 people in the team to ensure operational processes such as product administration, data management, logistic information managed

Leading the communication to the stores about the information like assortment changes, price changes, new suppliers.

Reporting to cluster category management director and working together with international team

University degree

Fluent Romanian AND intermediate English language proficiency,

At least 5+ years professional experience in the area of category management and buying (retail or FMCG field),

Professional level of data analysis skill

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, very good skills in Microsoft Excel,

High level skill of managing complex development.

Ability to think strategically and execute when necessary to be hands on

Strong Organisational and time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritise

Experience in the pet food sector and Hungarian language knowledge is an asset

The love of animals is the company DNA. With a love of animals, a strong passion for trends and a pronounced customer orientation, we at Fressnapf constantly develop our product range. Besides the challenge of ensuring the proper product range and quality, the ongoing digitization of our retail activities adds even more excitement and variety to our work as a provider.

 Work-life balance and flexible working hours – that's giving you the opportunity to use the benefits of remote working.

Interesting tasks, access to new technologies, to develop knowledge.

Unique corporate culture – with us you will experience openness, transparency and appreciation in an innovative, dynamic environment – because we love what we do.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please only send us your documents online via our applicant portal. As we want to speed up our processes and save CO2 and paper, applications sent by other means, e.g. email or post, can unfortunately no longer be considered. Postal applications will not be returned, but will be destroyed directly in accordance with data protection regulations.