Global AC Category Manager

at  Bosch Group

Company Description
Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe.

WELCOME TO BOSCH.

Robert Bosch Kft. has been established in 1991 in Budapest as part of the Bosch Group. Currently more than 4500+ colleagues are working here together, most of them within the Engineering Center Budapest. Besides that, the location serves as the Bosch south-east European sales center for vehicle parts, vehicle-diagnostic equipment, power tools, thermo technology systems and security technologies. Furthermore, corporate functions are also present, such as finance, controlling, purchasing, communication and human resources.

Job Description

• Responsible to develop and steer global AC category management strategy
• Ensure AC category management strategy implementation with the Regions
• Responsible for AC category management activities tracking and KPIs
• Develop the global AC category management strategy with omni-channel (offline/online) concepts to exploit sales potential, drive user journey excellence thanks to an optimal portfolio assortment by channels and Brands
• Ensure global cross-AC alignment on the category management projects and activities
• Coordinate with the portfolio teams to include the latest products launches
• Develop recommendations with the Regions on the category management strategy per channels and Brands based on their main listings and retail set-up ; When regionally aligned then ensure the implementation in the Regions
• Monitor with the Regions sales and user data to continuously assess the Global/Regional category management strategy relevance to ensure adaptation where needed
• Ensure tracking and analysis with the Regions of the category management activities to extrapolate global KPIs

QUALIFICATIONS

• Expert in category management
• High expertise in branding
• High sales affinity
• Teamplayer
• Lead based on data
• Result oriented
• Strong user centered approach
• Data based: thinks systematically, translates insights into action
• Self-responsible
• Willingness to learn and grow
• Communication skills to make topic understood in the broader context of communication/ User journey management
• Analytic and negotiation skills
• UX and Agile working methods

Please refer the Job description for details