Location:Viby J, DK
Are you a passionate and strategic category expert with a keen eye for developing excellence in category execution plans? Do you have the skills to proactively and independently drive key strategic projects and opportunities, and do you aspire to set the direction for unlocking category and commercial growth for some of the biggest categories in Arla Denmark? Then this exciting position in Arla Denmark’s marketing department might be the right opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Senior Category Manager for the “Cheese, Butter, Cooking” categories in Arla Denmark. Your main focus area will be to identify, lead and drive a wide range of category opportunities across the Cheese, Butter and Cooking categories in collaboration with the brand managers. You will join a Marketing department with 50 strong and dedicated colleagues based in Aarhus (Viby) and report to the Category Director of ‘Cheese, BSM & Cooking’.

• Develop growth opportunities across categories by finding pockets of growth and white spots, and define a plan for how to pursue these opportunities
• Be the category champion by understanding the full category, hence the development and dynamics from other players in the category, private label development, pricing development etc.
• P&L owner; responsible for performance and development of the category, and develop short and long term corrective actions to ensure on-going growth
• Ensure execution of category strategies and big bets relevant across the three categories
• Sparring partner to the Category Director in terms of long term development of the categories and prioritization of new opportunities
• Facilitate a close dialogue towards sales, to ensure timely alignment of customer opportunities and strong sales buy in on category opportunitie