(Junior) Category Manager

40 hours a week - Utrecht

Iglo Netherlands is part of Europe’s leading frozen food company Nomad Foods - famous for our captain Iglo, Fishfingers, Lekkerbekjes, Spinazie à la Crème, Roerbaksensatie and Ping & Klaar. It’s our mission to serve the world with better food. At the heart of what we do every day is making the food we produce better; better for our consumers and better for the planet. We make products that are the centre of everyday family mealtimes and with a strong presence in fish and vegetables we can - & will – lead the change to a sustainable diet.

As (Junior) Category Manager, you are part of the Category Management team and work together with one other Category Manager in Utrecht. You will have significant interaction with the Sales team and other departments and report to the Category Lead Manager.

Function You aim to increase the awareness of the shopper that frozen is a fresh, nutritious, and sustainable option for every meal. You want to change the perception of frozen and make the frozen aisle more attractive to the shopper.

You partner up with the Account Managers to visit the retailers on a regular basis. Based on qualitative and quantitative sources, you map the developments within the category in an understandable way and advise the retailers of your optimum shopper-based strategy. From better segmentation to dedicating more space to growth categories within frozen; from bringing more emotion to this part of the shop floor to the listing of innovation, you can jointly draw up and implement plans to grow the frozen category.

You are leading Revenue Growth Management, with a focus on Promotion and Pricing. You set up the guidelines around promotional activities and pricing / mix management, monitor implementation and evaluate results. You use these findings to challenge and improve the plans across categories.

Qualifications ▪ At least 2 years of Category Management experience in FMCG ▪ Net Revenue Management / Revenue Growth Management experience is a plus ▪ Relevant Academic Degree ▪ Excellent IT skills – Excel, Nielsen, PowerPoint & Word ▪ Excellent communication skills both in Dutch & English ▪ Strong analytical skills; interpretation of data and ability to present implications towards internal stakeholders and retailers ▪ High attention to detail, pro-active thinking & decisive ▪ Ambitious, enthusiastic & passionate team player ▪ Organised, ability to work under tight deadlines, while being flexible

We offer you At Iglo NL we are continuously staying up to date with the latest trends and market developments, scanning for new opportunities to act fast. A dynamic environment with an energetic team at a successful brand company that likes to win, and you can be part of it – come on board!

Are you the person we are looking for? Great! If you want to apply for this vacancy or if you want more information, please reach out to HR via: hr.nederland@iglo.com or 06 82 79 68 29.