Category Manager Food Beauty Care GAS Nordics fmd

You will be responsible for providing input and executing a longterm business strategy for the Food Beauty & Care (FBC) category in GAS & Nordics that leverages the richness of NBCUniversals entertainment content to build a sustainable business that achieves annual revenue targets.

The role will be responsible for identifying the best license and promotion partners negotiating agreements driving innovative and quality product ranges providing GAS & Nordics specific input into global deals accurate quarterly forecasting and promoting retail sellin of product.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies for FBC in conjunction with the Director Fashion & Living & FBC by identifying opportunities and fill gaps by product subcategory age segment market channel and franchise
• Curate data led targeted presentations to pitch support or launch licensing programs
• Lead contract negotiations with licensees analyse and vet business plans and ensure contract deliverables are met
• Drive joint business planning with key licensees and retailers; the licensee base includes regional partners based in GAS & Nordics
• Partner with the product development team to drive quality and champion innovation in local product development; ensure timely product approvals in line with industry needs
• Fiscal responsibility to include annual budget planning and quarterly revenue forecasting
• Analyse business performance by licensee and retailer and develop growth objectives and strategies
• Integrate licensees into crosscategory brand and marketing plans
• Collaborate with other category teams locally and regionally and UP&E stakeholders to ensure smooth processes i.e. Legal Finance Global Brand Standard
• Develop and maintain relationships with key buyers and decision makers across GAS
• and Nordic retailers
• Regular attendance of trade shows and social industry functions where applicable 

Qualifications :

• A passion for the FMCG industry and ideally some knowledge in either the Food or the Beauty & Care category
• Knowledge of the licensing industry is a plus
• In possession of /ability to build a strong network and robust contacts to licensees distributors marketing leaders at FMCG ABrands and retailers within the territory
• Relationship builder
• A brand builder and commercial thinker
• Strong understanding of brand and property positioning retail business development retail distribution and the retail environment
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Strong sales and negotiation skills
• Proven track record of hitting targets delivering growth with solid analytical/financial skills
• Selfmotivated professional with ability to work independently and take charge
• Able to work in a matrix organization
• Fluent in German & English; knowledge of a Nordic language considered a plus
• Able to travel

About You

• Results driven own the numbers be invested and be hungry to grow the business with solid
• analytical/financial skills
• Influential Proven pitching and negotiating skills with the ability to close deals
• Entrepreneurial a selfstarter who is tenacious independent driven and proactive
• Resilient not afraid to fail getting back up and keep putting in the effort
• Global & holistic thinker understand the wider context
• Confident being self brings full personality and interests to work
• Lighthearted a sense of humour dealing patiently with frustrations
• Passionate energetic engaged positive and desiring to make a difference
• Adaptable agile & flexible able to pivot quickly adapt strategies and deal with change
• Good communicator honest transparent and flexible depending on the audience
• Willing to get stuck in hard worker who is not rigid with the ability to prioritise manage own time and respond quickly and efficiently
• Sociable actively develops relationships making time to get to know people easygoing and fun

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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