We are looking for a Head of Category Management who wants to take full responsibility for category development and contribute to profitable growth. This is a key position at Skånemejerier where collaboration with many different stakeholders is a natural part of everyday work, both locally and globally.
Key Responsibilities
Drive category development and growth strategies.
Be a strategic partner to sales, marketing, and customers.
Ensure that category insights are translated into business recommendations.
Lead and develop the Category Management team.
Create value through close collaboration with customers, KAM, marketing, and other natural stakeholders.
About You
You are a pragmatic, business-oriented, and commercially strong leader who combines analytical rigor with an operational and solution-focused approach. You thrive in an international environment with many contact points and have the ability to translate analyses and insights into concrete business results. With your strong drive, you successfully navigate complex organizations, build trusting relationships with both customers and internal stakeholders, and create engagement, alignment, and momentum. You are a natural collaborator who makes things happen and delivers results through others.
Key Qualities:
Strong business acumen and ability to work closely with customers and sales organization.
Pragmatic and action-oriented with a focus on solutions rather than problems.
Experienced in cross-functional collaboration in an international organization.
Driven to create growth through category, consumer, and shopper insights.
Experienced leader who can develop teams, create structure, and ensure execution.
Strong communication skills and confident in dialogue with both internal and external stakeholders.
About Skånemejerier
Skånemejerier is part of Lactalis Group, which has operations in approximately fifty countries on four continents. This gives our employees access to a broad range of professional development and the opportunity to build international networks. We also continuously work to develop our leadership and the work environment our employees operate in.
Contact and Application
For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Fredrik Karmlid, Commercial Retail Director, via email: [email protected]
For questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact HR Business Partner Sofia Kronmann via email: [email protected]
In this recruitment, we use continuous selection. We therefore ask you to apply as soon as possible, but no later than October 5.
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At Skånemejerier, we work for a safe, good, and drug-free work environment. External final candidates for the position will therefore be asked to present an extract from the criminal record register, undergo a drug test, and where applicable be offered a health examination by our Occupational Health Services. As part of our preventive work, we continuously conduct random alcohol and drug tests.