Category Manager Consumables; m​/f​/d

Your job: opening the gates to the world

With 140 years of retail expertise and more than 10,000 dedicated employees around the world, we offer travelers extraordinary shopping experiences. Our extensive product range fulfills the wishes of global travelers everywhere – whether in airport duty-free shops, above the clouds or on a cruise. And yet, we realise that our continued success also depends on our people, who give their best each day in our shared effort to keep our customers inspired.

Join our team and discover what we can achieve together.

We are looking for you to join our headquarters in Hamburg's Hafen City in full-time (38.5 h/week) on a limited basis of 14 month!

As a Category Manager Consumables (m/f/d), you will develop and manage customer- and market-oriented categories for defined locations and markets. In this role, you will derive strategic priorities, implement category and market strategies, and collaborate closely with relevant stakeholders at both HQ and the local retail site.

• Evaluate and prioritize category and growth opportunities based on shopper insights, market data, and sound analytics
• Define SMART category objectives and derive appropriate actions to achieve them
• Develop and implement category and market strategies to sustainably increase customer traffic, basket size, and sales performance
• Translate market insights into brand- and product-specific initiatives, particularly with regard to assortment, promotional intensity, pricing, and product placement
• Analyze and evaluate category performance using defined KPIs and target metrics
• Derive actionable recommendations and optimization measures from performance data to further develop and strengthen the category

• A completed degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, Marketing, or a comparable qualification.
• Initial professional experience in Category Management, Purchasing, or Sales.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence in working with relevant KPIs and performance metrics.
• A high level of customer and market orientation combined with strategic thinking.
• Strong communication skills and enjoyment of collaborating with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong conceptual capabilities, as well as the ability to challenge existing ways of thinking and develop innovative solutions.
• Business fluent English skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Attractive employee discounts

Subsidised publictransport

Extensive training and development opportunities

Employer-funded pension

We welcome all people, regardless of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, religion, ideology, sexual orientation, social background or disability.