Trade Category Manager

Are you ready to drive sales and market share? Look no further. We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Trade Category Manager to join our team. If you have a passion for data analysis, strategic thinking, and growth maximization, this is the opportunity for you! Join us and help shape the future of our company with your innovative ideas and leadership.

Star, one of the best known companies in the Italian food scene, was born with the legendary cube in 1948. It is a leader in most of the categories in which it operates, with various brands and a broad portfolio of products, ranging from noodles and sauces to teas and infusions.

We are part of the GBFoods group, which combines several brands and companies and operates in more than 50 countries, with the purpose of "Celebrating local flavors". This means you will be part of an international organization working with colleagues of different nationalities and experiences, all with the excitement of a local approach.

• We have the ingredients for your new role
• As Trade Category Manager, reporting directly to the Trade Marketing Director, you will be responsible for driving the optimization of some of our product categories to maximize profitability and growth.

A category specialist and an intern will report to the Trade Category Manager.

Your main tasks will be :

1. Define the 360° Commercial Vision & Strategy of the category, focusing on areas and channels (shelf, assortment, distribution, promo, Perfect Store initiatives).
2. Define the commercial policy of the category in terms of assortment and promotional guidelines and track their effectiveness.
3. Serve as the point of reference for the S&OP process with a Risk & Opportunities assessment approach to guide short, medium, and long-term growth objectives within your perimeter.
4. Structure periodic reports for tracking sell-in & sell-out data by area, channel, and customers.
5. Define and manage category listing budgets.
6. Support the Sales team in building the plan per customer and developing Category Management projects.
7. Support the Perfect Store team in identifying point of sale execution opportunities by channel/customer.
8. Collaborate with other functions, particularly Marketing & Finance, for category development.

Write the recipe for your growth in STAR

If you have:

1. 4+ years of business experience in Trade Marketing and Sales, preferably in an FMCG company.
2. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or any relevant field.
3. Solid commercial acumen.
4. High level of logical and analytical skills, with the ability to distill information and uncover insights from various sources.

And you are:

• A strong communicator, with great empathy;
• A Team Player with great drive;
• Eager for a new challenge;
• Proactive;
• Fluent in English and Italian.