Category Manager Professional, Germany
Liebherr Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Ulm • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Junior
About the role
- Developing and defining the regional product portfolio for Professional Cooling & Freezing (Food & Beverage, Merchandising Cooler, Science & Healthcare)
- Preparing market and competitor analyses
- Developing specifications/product definitions for the regional product portfolio, for new products and for customer-, application- or channel-specific products together with global product management
- Supporting the Sales department in sales activities
- Coordinating pricing and sales planning
- Preparing customer meetings on topics such as assortment definition, feature evaluation and price lists
- Creating, interpreting and presenting sales-specific KPIs, dashboards and analyses (including Excel BI)
- Continuously ensuring information exchange among all stakeholders
Requirements
- University degree with a focus on Business Administration (BWL) or an equivalent qualification
- Several years of professional experience in Category Management, ideally in the context of a premium brand
- Experience in market research, product management, sales and pricing
- Experience using business control/management instruments
- Strong sense for customer needs and trends combined with creativity
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Very good knowledge of the MS Office suite, especially Excel
- Good written and spoken English
Benefits
- Flexible and mobile working
- Employee discounts
- Travel allowance or job ticket
- Employer subsidy for pension savings (capital-forming benefits)
- Extensive and individualized training and development opportunities
- Various sports and health programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
market researchproduct managementsalespricingbusiness control instrumentsanalytical skillscustomer needs analysisfeature evaluationKPI creationdashboard interpretation
Soft skills
creativitycommunication skillsanalytical thinking
Certifications
University degree in Business Administration