Category manager sökes till BRIO AB

BRIO Group is a global group of companies with the BRIO, Alga, Simo and Carena brands. BRIO develops, manufactures and sell products aimed for children; toys, prams/pushchairs and accessories, car seats and children's furniture. BRIO was founded in 1884 and is recognized today as one of Sweden's strongest brands in children's learning and development products. Brio products are characterized by their timeless design, high quality and respect for craftsmanship and the products themselves. BRIOs head office is located in central Malmö. For more information please visit BRIO's website www.brio.net [ http://www.brio.net/ ].



Job description:

. Drive the daily operational & strategic product portfolio plans within key categories. Includes ownership for deliverables into operational systems and processes.
. Responsible for market price formulation and maintenance, key New Product launch rollout and strategy representation
. Lead the category planning process by analyzing and identifying key category opportunities and help set long and short term strategic agenda per category
. Work cross functionally by leading key projects across multiple internal stakeholders
. Manage the product portfolio through life cycle maintenance, redesign and margin expansion
. Coordinate category and customer insight that helps shape strategies & category tactics, including external / internal.




Qualifications:

We are looking for a person with a Business Administration degree, preferably a Masters degree. You have 5-7 years of working experience with product or category management, ideally in an international consumer driven product environment.

You thrive in a cross functional environment where you will work towards building strong relationships. Moreover, you are well versed in working individually as well as within a team environment. As a person you are very detail oriented, and your skill sets include core business analytics, including spreadsheet integration and data analysis tools for business case setup and review. Furthermore, you have the ability to present and communicate your findings and analysis in a clear and logical manner. You have a great capacity to maintain business deliverable goals & targets set within your projects. Hence, time management skills is one of your competencies, through multitasking and agenda prioritization.



Application:

Applications are to be submitted only through www.proffice.se [ http://www.proffice.se/ ]. Please send in your application with a CV and cover letter for our consideration as soon as possible, the selection process is currently ongoing. The last day to apply is the 11th of August 2013. If you have questions, please contact Ulrika Gruffman at ulrika.gruffman@proffice.se [ mailto:ulrika.gruffman@proffice.se ].





Ort: Malmö

Uppdragsgivare: BRIO AB