Company Description

BIC® products are recognized all over the world for their quality, safety, affordability and ease of use. The ballpoint pen, the pocket lighter, and the shaver are all part of the daily lives of millions of consumers. These products make BIC® an iconic international brand, present in more than 4 million retail outlets in more than 160 countries around the world.

BIC?s founder, Marcel Bich, understood that to succeed, BIC needed hands-on team members who were willing to take measured risks and assume responsibility for their role in a team. Today, we provide our more than 15,000 team members in 61 countries with the opportunity to invent BIC?s future ? together ? while honoring our past achievements. We are committed to our team members? development and empower those who wish to discover different areas of our business or acquire international experiences.

Job Description

We are looking for our new Category Manager. In this role, the Category Manager will report directly to the Business Development Manager Spain & Portugal and will be in charge of :

• Definition of Category Management strategy (all Categories) and its development in all BIC Sales Channels? plans
• Development of BIC range distribution, visibility, shelf layout optimization and in-store activation in all store format
• Management of BIC Displays and related promotional activities.
• Co-Development of Trade Promo Campaigns by channel and/or customers to achieve market shares and sales objectives, in collaboration with Sales and Marketing teams, from definition to execution
• Budget management for Catman Activites

The role also includes:

• Category Management direct role on Modern Mass Market channel
• Development of Category projects with Modern Mass Market Top Customers
• Customers relation in cross-department meetings
• Clear understanding and success leverages elaboration from shopper behavior insights, market and customers? trends
• Development of Category strategy on new potential channel (Discount and Drugstore)
• Internal relation and networking with local and international departments: Marketing, Sales, Shopper & Category CoE, Procurement, Logistic, Supply Chain and Finance
• Achievement of cross-channel Sales objectives and BIC KPI in Operations

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Marketing or Sales
• 5 to 7 years of experience within marketing/commercial departments in FMCG companies; at least 2 years should be within Category Management
• Knowledge of category management, marketing and sales principles
• Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods
• Proficient in MS Office
• An analytical mind with a strategic ability
• High English level
• Excellent communication and people skills

Additional Information

BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.