Vie - Junior Product Manager Benelux

Company Description
Les produits BIC® sont réputés dans le monde entier pour leur qualité, leur sécurité, leurs prix abordables et leur facilité d’utilisation. Le stylo à bille, le briquet de poche et le rasoir font partie de la vie quotidienne de millions de consommateurs. Ces produits font de BIC® une marque internationale emblématique, présente dans plus de 4 millions de points de vente et plus de 160 pays à travers le monde.

Le fondateur de BIC, Marcel Bich, avait compris que pour réussir, l’entreprise avait besoin de collaborateurs sur le terrain prêts à prendre des risques mesurés et à assumer la responsabilité qu’incombait leur fonction au sein d’une équipe. Aujourd’hui, nous offrons à plus de 15 000 collaborateurs dans 61 pays la possibilité d’inventer ensemble l’avenir de BIC, tout en honorant nos réalisations passées. Nous nous engageons à contribuer au développement de nos collaborateurs et à donner à ceux qui le souhaitent les moyens de découvrir différents domaines de notre activité ou d’acquérir une expérience à l’international.

**Job Description**:
As a Junior Product Manager, you will be part of the Benelux Marketing team and work in direct line with the Product Manager. You will have the opportunity to work on the 3 product categories of the Group: Stationery, Lighters and Shavers, with very specific and dedicated approaches; also in between both countries you will be in charge of: Belgium and Netherlands.

Your main tasks will be:
**Support action plans**:

- Support the product managers in the marketing plan elaboration & implementation: analysis, agencies brief, help on the set up of marketing activations
- New products and displays management: displays creation, artwork development, follow-up.
- Participation in new product launches plans: market analysis, communication support, instore, activations
- Participation to the management of the different customers fairs: stand development with local agencies, sales tools & visuals development, analysis.
- Definition & implementation of the annual promotion plan in collaboration with Sales Managers, KAMs & Sales Filed Manager - including Promo codes management
- Strong operational support on action plans, product development and artwork creation. Development of new lighters decorated series, promotional thematic, etc.
- Deliver strong analytically based recommendation for promotions & media investment including post-mortem analysis.
**Ensure daily operational management of the brand**:

- Creation & development of in-store activations and promotions: displays, participation at the set-up of the Back to School, POS installation, animations, sales tools, (trade) advertising and various visuals,
- Cooperation and communication with KAMs & Category Management to share information, knowledge and develop Sales Tools & products catalogues.
**Monitor & analyze the market**:

- Competition Intelligence, manage regular store checks to gather and update competitor & customer information such as price ladders, etc.
- Sales analysis: internal sales data & external sales data (panel GFK / Nielsen / internal datas management) : regular reporting & ad hoc analysis

**Qualifications**:

- A previous experience (1 to 2 years) in Trade marketing / Marketing or Category management position
- Fluent in French & English. Dutch is a plus.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Power-Point and Excel.
- Team player with excellent communication skills (internal & external with suppliers & customers
- Understanding of finance basics (P&L, budget management,) is a plus
- Organized: Project management & planning skills, strong capacity to prioritize & manage time efficiently
- You can also work independently, you have a sense of responsibility, you are creative, communicative, pro-active, and real team player: regular interaction with Sales team, & other departments.
- Analytical skills: ability to analyses, make conclusions and drive till recommendations.
- Priorization : 2 countries, different channels, 3 categories (stationery, lighters & shavers)
- Curiosity: Search for and understand market trends, category evolutions, but also eager to make deep dives in a specific category/customer/project.

Additional Information

BIC Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.