Job Description:

Reporting to the Category Lead Regional Emerging Markets, this role is responsible for delivering best in class category leadership for the Belgian Market. Using a combination of category, customer, shopper and consumer insight, the Category Manager is the expert of the category performance of our portfolio and with (defined priority) customer. The Category Manager uses this expertise to deliver objective recommendations to the customer, and to the MARS customer team to help shape our strategy and approach with the customer. Key deliverables of the role are to improve the Perfect Store compliance & scores, land distribution and execution of our NPD in line with ER and to work with the Category Lead to localize the category vision with the customer, enabling Mars to lead category growth in the customer

What are we looking for?

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

• Customer experience with ability to engage, influence and impact customers by providing guidance on strategic direction of category.

• Category Leadership expertise in relevant Category Management practices.

• Broad and in depth understanding of FMCG context and retail lands...