Category Manager – Large Domestic Appliances, Building Technology, eMobility
EURONICS Deutschland eG
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ditzingen • Germany
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About the role
- Responsible for leading staff: You set clear goals, structures and processes and inspire your team through vision, motivation and individual development to achieve top performance together.
- Strategic development of the product category: Planning and implementation of category strategies based on market and assortment analyses.
- Assortment design: Definition of the breadth and depth of the assortment for a future-oriented and target-group-specific positioning.
- Price and terms management: Ensuring competitive pricing and negotiating framework agreements with suppliers.
- Budget and performance control: Sales and cost planning, budget monitoring as well as preparation of reports for top management.
- Relationship management: Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with suppliers and strengthening cooperation with member companies.
- Event and process management: Organizing trade shows/events and continuously optimizing processes within the category.
Requirements
- Leadership skills: Experience in leading and developing teams – your leadership style is empathetic, on an equal footing and provides direction and momentum.
- Several years of experience in category management or purchasing, ideally in the large domestic appliances segment.
- Strong analytical skills and a good sense for market trends.
- Negotiation skills and experience in developing strategic supplier relationships.
- Strong communication skills and team orientation – you enjoy working with multiple interfaces.
- Process and IT affinity – you think in terms of efficient workflows and are confident using digital tools.
Benefits
- Great employee discounts on the EURONICS range
- Flexible working with flextime & more
- Maximum mobility through VVS travel expense reimbursement, good transport connections & company bike leasing
- Good balance of office & remote work
- Attractive special payments & 30 days of vacation
- Fantastic products, cutting-edge tools and exciting projects
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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