Category Manager Consumable Bardi

Category Manager Consumable
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

col-wideJob Description:

The Category Manager will work with the European Director, Portfolio Management to develop portfolio, category, and supplier strategies for a select group of suppliers within a portfolio for Europe.

The Category Manager works collaboratively with the European Category Management team to ensure the portfolio strategy is implemented by the key internal stakeholders, including Product Regional Managers (PRMs), Segmented Commercial Field Sales, Inside Sales, Emerging Markets and Marketing teams.

They will interact with the relevant Commercial, Marketing and Supply Chain Leadership. The Category Manager will be tasked with the management of a category or categories of products, including the management of the key suppliers.

They work in collaboration with the European Category Management Team to ensure correct supplier/product positioning, pricing and promotions are used to drive revenue growth.

Key suppliers will be managed through regular supplier engagement and business reviews to secure appropriate supplier engagement and support.

The Category Manager can also be tasked with specific projects in relation with the categories they are supporting.

*Key Responsibilities:

**Develop and execute of a European category, portfolio and product strategies for the group of products and suppliers they manage, through the commercial teams, marketing campaigns and activities.

Ensure alignment with global Category Management Strategy.

- Manage portfolio expansion, product margin optimization, supplier funding negotiation, support growth initiatives and develop customer segment strategies.

* Develop an internal and external network of senior professionals and data sources to provide market intelligence across the European and Emerging Markets, provide commentary, escalations to the Director, Portfolio Management.

Lead corrective actions to enabling dynamic and quick reaction in the strategy* Responsible for the day-to-day management of the category and key suppliers, maintaining strong commercially effective senior business relations within the keysupplier's leadership.

Develop and maintain the required connections between our internal functions and our suppliers.

- Deep analysis of monthly sales data to gain understanding of market dynamics, develop corrective actions and lead key supplier quarterly business reviews.

Complete month reporting tasks.

*Minimum Requirements / Qualifications / Competencies:

**Bachelor's degree in business, operations, or a scientific field is desired.

An advanced degree in business or science is preferred.

* 4+ years of lab industry experience, preferably in a commercial or portfolio management role.

* Up to 20% travel in EMEA* Fluent in English, additional European Languages would be beneficial.

- Excellent computer skills (Must be proficient with Excel, Word and Power Point)

- Confidence and poise to present, negotiate and manage a relationship with Director and Vice

- President level supplier partners.

- Sales, marketing, or other commercial functional knowledge.

- Ability to develop/implement strategies and sound recommendations based on both quantitative and qualitative inputs with understanding of financial drivers.

- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, customer orientation, presentation, and problem-solving skills* Strong Time Management Skills with flexibility and a functional understanding of managing personal productivity.

- Well-developed general business acumen with a thorough understanding of financial data and reporting methodologies, including common Key Performance Indicator metrics.

- Must demonstrate leadership and strong relationship management and negotiation skills.

- Valid passport, with ability to travel through EU and UK without VISA.

- Excellent interpersonal, customer orientation and problem solving, can-do attitude* Self-management and focus to manage multiple projects and deadlines* Have an excellent command of internal systems; identify patterns and trends within data to assist with category analysis that will demand excellent knowledge of research tools