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Unleash Your Power at Kimberly-Clark. A vacancy has arisen within the Kimberly-Clark Consumer team based in Diegem, Belgium or or Ede (the Netherlands).
Kimberly-Clark is looking for a: Junior Category Development Analyst (VIE)
The role : In this role you will be part of the Benelux Consumer Business. You are responsible for translating insights out of analyses into category management strategies which deliver growth to the KC sales results and our brands. This expertise is key to driving pricing, product display, marketing, and promotions of certain products to make them highly visible, accessible, and appealing to customers. You will be involved in multiple stages of the retail process.
Your Key Accountabilities :
- Retrieve and analyse category and brand data and pro-actively provide recommendations for improvement to our marketing and sales department.
- Work with account management and marketing to present category management reviews to customers.
- Contribute to creating persuasive presentations as credible Category Management expert.
- Work together in multi-functional teams on category & brand strategies.
- Present internally the latest category developments in commercial meetings and business reviews.
- Considering market trends and categories’ insights, advise on DPSM strategies.
Your profile :
• You have a master’s degree.
- You are entitled to a VIE defined by Business France Guidelines.
- You have a background (education) and first experience in Category Management, Marketing and/or FMCG-environment (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
- You have worked with Nielsen Nitro and or AnswersDesktop.
- You are analytical, creative, communicative, initiative-taking, independent and a team-player with a hands on mentality
- You are able to speak and understand English very well
- You are prepared to relocate to Belgium for the duration of the VIE contract
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to persuade at all levels of the company is essential
- You have good PC Skills (EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCHANGE)
Our offer consists of:
a very valuable learning experience in Belgium or the Netherlands in a multinational company
an opportunity to work in an international work environment with different cultures
a very dynamic and fun team, all focused on the same goals for our world class brands
you are expected to be in the office +/-2 days a week, other days you are allowed to work from home
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