Category Manager Taste CA East RomaniaVerified as a real position

Who we’re looking for

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Management, Category Management, Marketing, Commercial roles and/or Product Development.
• Proven experience in developing and executing product and category strategies.
• Strong track record of driving commercialization, product growth, and business performance.
• Experience with P&L ownership, financial analysis, business planning, and business case development.
• Ability to balance short-term business priorities with long-term growth opportunities.
• Experience working in a matrix and international organization is highly desirable.
• Fluent English is required. proficiency in additional languages will be considered an advantage.

What you’ll do

• Supporting and driving the creation of local strategic plans by product group and sales channel in line with the Group strategy.
• Managing the commercial agenda, including: Product phase-in and phase-out processes Sales forecasting Monitoring slow-moving and non-moving products Portfolio complexity management Profitability optimization New product launches
• Participating in annual planning processes, business reviews, and sales performance discussions.
• Acting as the voice of the CA EAST region in collaboration with central functions, ensuring regional business needs and opportunities are represented.
• Driving product management activities across local markets.
• Defining product assortments and recommended pricing strategies based on market trends, customer value, competitive analysis, and profitability goals.
• Managing the full product lifecycle for Taste categories, from concept to commercialization and phase-out.
• Identifying growth opportunities and evaluating market development potential together with local countries and the PL Taste Director.
• Monitoring consumer trends, competitive activity, and market innovations, translating insights into business recommendations.
• Providing valuable market input into new product development processes.
• Maintaining ownership of the category model catalogue.
• Leading and developing a Commercial Specialist.
• Fostering strong cross-functional collaboration across Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Product Development, and other key stakeholders.

About the position

Join us to create change and have an impact in homes around the world! At Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living. Come, join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together. Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment (5 days per month from home)
• Extensive learning opportunities