Senior Category Strategy Manager (w/f/d), Düsseldorf

Missions

• Identifying market opportunities and growth potential for LDB to win market share in upcoming years in our key categories (high focus RX acceleration)
• Developing and implementing strategic priorities respecting the full patsumer journey (patient + consumer) with LDB teams by leading or supporting cross functional project teams
• Supporting the LDB leadership team in the preparation of key strategic meetings (GM visit, Zone, Multi-Div)

Expanding and developing our market, category, consumer and competitor insights:

• Key person for CMI for consolidation and development of consumer and category insights studies as well as managing the overall study needs
• Analysing, sharing and transferring relevant insights into tactics and strategies in close cooperation with our LDB teams (brands, commercial, digital and education)
• Upskilling LDB community on market and consumer insights and supporting critical brand and sales meetings with relevant consumer, category and industry insights

• Owning the market projection process in close collaboration with the Corporate CMI Team and in exchange with our counterparts within the other divisions.

  • Driving category growth and identifying profitable growth potentials with our Revenue Growth Manager.
  • Regular exchange and representation of our division’s perspective and interest in cross divisional and/or international context

Your profile

• Successfully completed university degree
• At least 4 years of experience in sales, marketing, category management or business development; ideally in cosmetics or pharmaceutical environment
• Good understanding of the cosmetics market
• Experience in the pharmacy environment is an advantage
• Strong analytical thinking skills and affinity for numbers
• Ability to develop and implement fact-based strategies
• Skill to navigate easily between top-line strategy and operational data/insight
• Strong communication skills, team player, assertiveness, enthusiasm, creativity and inspiration, commitment
• Fluent in English

Our offer

• Permanent employment in a crisis-resistant, growing market with a comprehensive range of social benefits.
• A competitive and attractive salary and benefits package
• Individual personal and professional development, a steep learning curve, strong team spirit and an open, cooperative culture
• Diverse, national and international perspectives