this is what you are going to do

Within your category, you are the commercial driving force behind the assortment. Together with the Category Manager, you translate the category strategy into daily practice: you manage the assortment at the item and product group level and ensure that introductions, changes, and delistings land in all sales channels in a timely, correct, and complete manner. You drive revenue, margin, resale, and customer experience, identify underperforming items, and present well-founded proposals for introduction, optimization, or phasing out. You are responsible for product development and introductions, translating customer needs and collection plans into concrete product specifications. To this end, you work closely with suppliers and various internal stakeholders, such as our Purchasing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing E-commerce, and Formula teams. You analyze market, competitor, and sales data and translate it into clear recommendations. Additionally, you oversee the execution of pricing and promotion policies, monitor accurate and up-to-date product information, and drive improvements in processes and collaboration. In this way, you keep your category commercially sharp and future-proof.

You are commercially minded, accurate, and results-oriented. You combine a strong feel for products, customer needs, and trends with a data-driven way of working. You use sales, customer, and market insights to identify opportunities, improve assortments, and make informed decisions. You are creative in developing new products and concepts, and you know how to translate ideas into concrete results. In doing so, you always keep an eye on quality, planning, margins, and customer value. You work in a structured manner, take ownership of your work, and know how to effectively involve internal and external stakeholders in the development process. Furthermore, you recognize yourself in the following:

• HBO working and thinking level.
• Relevant experience in product management, category management, or a similar commercial role, preferably in retail or FMCG.
• Strong commercial insight and skilled in analyzing sales, customer, market, and competitor data, and translating this into concrete improvement actions.
• Creative and entrepreneurial in developing new products, assortments, and commercial concepts.
• Experience with product development, assortment management, pricing, and promotional processes.
• Proficient in Excel and working with commercial systems, dashboards, and data analysis tools.
• Strong project management skills and capable of coordinating multiple product and assortment projects simultaneously.
• Excellent command of the Dutch and English languages.