Manager of Category Management / Development at Henkel group

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
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YOUR ROLE

• The Manager of Category Management/Development is responsible for representing Henkel as the industry authority in category management to our customers and partners. They have a robust understanding of the consumer / shopper in the channels and categories in which we play, and leverage that understanding to provide insights and recommendations to steer Henkel and our customers to achieve mutually beneficial business objectives.
• Key Responsibilities:
  • Strategy and Approach: Develop and execute comprehensive category management strategies and the customer engagement approach to achieve customer and ACC NA objectives.
  • Customer Engagement: Represent Henkel as the industry authority on the consumer, shopper, and category management principles. Engage with customers through in-person meetings, webinars, and regular publications to provide insights and recommendations in support of customer's strategies and initiatives.
  • Knowledge of the Shopper / Consumer: Primary stakeholder in research, analysis, and establishment of the "state of the consumer". Leverage research outcomes to establish common perspective among internal stakeholders and to steer internal and customer business strategy.
  • Category Blueprint: Partner with account management and marketing to establish a blueprint for optimizing assortment, merchandising, placement, and promotion ROI.
  • Develop Engaging Presentations: Develop customer and internal presentations leveraging data and insights to tell compelling stories that connect recommendations to objectives.
  • Category Management Tools and Data Sources: Power user and subject matter expert on the management and use of planogram optimization software, 3rd party panel data, and point-of-sales data.
  • Secondary Responsibilities:
    • Implementing Best Practices: Maintain a pulse on industry trends and best practices through peer benchmarking and networking with industry experts; implement where appropriate.
    • Organizational Development: Foster a mindset of continuous learning in category management fundamentals through training and developing Jr. Category Development Lead(s) and indirect team members.
    • Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor key performance indicators for category growth, penetration, and ROI; provide recommendations on targets, benchmarks, and success drivers.
    • Vendor Relations: Own the relationship with required 3rd party data source providers and category management enhancement tools.
      
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      YOUR SKILLS
      
      
      • Competencies:
        • Collaboration across organizations to achieve consensus.
        • Strategic mindset to establish a vision and approach to achievement.
        • Executive communication with a focus on persuasive storytelling.
        • Analytical ability to connect data to insight to recommendations.
        • Curius, desire to learn from other perspectives and best practices.
        • Qualifications:
          • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field. An MBA or advanced degree is preferred.
          • At least 5 years of experience in category management or a similar role within the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
          • Experience with leveraging panel data sources and tools (Numerator and Luminate preferred)
          • Experience with leveraging customer point of sale data to measure and optimize performance.
          • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI (preferred).
          • Understanding of research methodologies, scoping, and project management (preferred).
          • Experience with planogram development and assortment optimization tools (ImpactXP preferred).
            The salary for this role is $95,000.00 - $115,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
            
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            At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different races, colors, religions, sexes, national origins, disabilities, veteran statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and other legally protected characteristics.
            
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