Category Manager Retail Frozen Ne

**Position Title**:Category Manager Retail Frozen NE
**Position Type**: Regular - Full-Time

**Requisition ID**: 13456

Reporting to the Sales Manager Frozen Retail Benelux, yet as a bridge between marketing and sales, the Category Manager Retail Frozen NE (Northern Europe) is responsible for the development of turnover and the profitability of the category and the brand for her/his clients. To do this, she/he determines and implements a strategy and an action plan in agreement with the Key Account Manager by working on the different category levers (assortment, promotion, merchandising,...).

Your missions:

- Analysis of the performance of the category, in Mass Distribution, from consumer and retail panels
- Evaluation of the assortments, shelf space, promotional effectiveness, channel dynamicstranslating the data into actionable plans to increase sales of the brand and the category, while upholding the profitability (for both McCain as the customer)
- Building compelling recommendations and selling these internally and externally, and in this way co-driving the business from a shopper angle
- Co-piloting of the customer plan with the key account and implementation of corrective actions
- Provide an expert view on the category & its shoppers per banner

Your profile:

- Bachelor/Master level of education
- Proven experience in an FMCG environment, preferably in the Category Management department
- Trilingual: Dutch/French/English
- Strong analytical skills, with a strong sense for synthesis
- Strong customer mindset
- Strong presentation skills
- Proficiency in Excel & PowerPoint, big plus when mastering Nielsen & GfK data
- Pragmatic
- Collaborative, agile and displays strong interpersonal skills
- McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger._
- McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs._
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**Job Family**:Marketing; Sales
**Location(s)**: BE - Belgium : Antwerp : Grobbendonk
**Company**:McCain Foods Belgium N.V.