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Do you want to be a key contributor in creating sustainable, profitable growth together with our customers? Are you passionate about data analysis, and do you have the ability to create results through clear analysis, insight generation, and collaboration? Do you want to work in an industry-leading, well-known, and innovative company where you have the opportunity to take ownership of your categories and develop our offering for profitable category growth together with our customers?

At Orkla, we work with local food favorites and brands that make everyday life easier. We strive to inspire a healthier life and a vibrant planet. As a Category Manager within retail, you will have the opportunity to drive change in our industry and create sustainable, profitable growth!

The role of Category Manager means that you are responsible for driving and developing your categories in close collaboration with sales, marketing, and our customers. By transforming analysis and insights into strong category plans, growth-driving actions, and clear recommendations, you create the conditions for Orkla Foods Sweden to strengthen its market position and impact with customers and in stores. Through proactive work and strong internal and external collaboration, you drive category issues that ensure Orkla Foods Sweden's and the category's continued sustainable, profitable growth. If you enjoy tackling questions with a broad approach and have the ability to engage and influence to create results, this is a role for you.

What you will have the opportunity to work with:

• Create a category strategy together with marketing, and as a background to this, map and analyze the dynamics of the categories over time and their drivers.
• Based on the category strategy and objectives, create the tactical 4P plan and ensure implementation through strong cross-functional collaboration with the customer team and sales force representation.
• Identify and prioritize sales force-driven growth opportunities as well as category and customer collaboration.
• Continuously conduct category follow-ups and 4P analyses.
• Continuously develop your competence within your area of responsibility through relevant market data, trends, shopper insights, and external data.
• Communicate and argue category, shopper, and customer perspectives in innovation projects.
• Drive category initiatives towards key customers in collaboration with the responsible Key Account Manager (KAM).

We offer

An developing role in a great team. Full responsibility for your categories, where you create the plan, prioritize, and execute in close collaboration with other functions within the company. If you have what it takes, you are offered a role in a successful international company with well-known brands and high-quality products that have their own production and proximity to customers and the market.

The location is at our headquarters in Malmö. The role is within Retail Sales as part of the Category, Shopper & NRM team, where you report to the Category Leader.

We are looking for you who:

To succeed in the role, we see that you have a background in Business Economics with a focus on Marketing or similar, and at least 3-5 years of experience within FMCG with experience from sales and marketing departments as well as work with market data, e.g., Nielsen. Ideally, you would have documented experience in category management. Furthermore, we would like your professional experience to have given you:

• Experience in driving projects.
• Developed business understanding and habit of transforming analysis into actions.
• Good ability to express yourself both verbally and in writing.

Your attitude and values align with ours; you are bold, inspiring, and reliable! We are looking for someone who is proactive and driven, takes ownership, and easily creates good collaborations and business relationships. This role requires self-drive, growth mindset, and a can-do attitude. We would like you to be a driven lobbyist with experience and the ability to get others to generate desired results. You have a future-focused mindset, are curious about trends, digital solutions, and consumer innovations, and have the ability to turn opportunities into business plans. You combine your strong analytical skills with an outgoing and enthusiastic approach. You enjoy working at a high pace and have a good ability to prioritize your tasks. Your ability to create structure, be meticulous, and prioritize makes you successful.

Read the full advertisement and apply via www.orklafoods.se (https://www.orklafoods.se)