Customer Category Manager BNL

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About Us

Suntory Group is a global leader in consumer-packaged goods, renowned for producing and distributing a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages, premium spirits, beer, wine, and wellness products throughout the world. Founded as a family-owned business in 1899 in Osaka, Japan, Suntory has grown into a company operating throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. We are driven by a profound purpose:
To inspire the brilliance of life, by creating rich experiences for people, in harmony with nature.

At Suntory Beverage and Food, we boldly move forward together to realize the dreams of becoming a world-leading next-generation global beverage company – you are an important part of this and here’s how your role helps us win.
Here, you have the opportunity to work with talented and inspiring leaders, the freedom to dream big and think differently. We commit to creating a work environment where you can bring your true self and Unleash your Spirit.

The purpose of this position is to accelerate category and customer growth by translating shopper, market and customer insights into strong commercial recommendations. The Customer Category Manager leads the category agenda for Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Lidl, Aldi, Kruidvat and Action across Belgium and the Netherlands, aligned with the scope of the respective Key Account Managers. Based in the Netherlands, the role has a primary focus on the Dutch market and strengthens Suntory’s position as a trusted category partner through relevant, customer-specific recommendations.

About the role

Are you commercially driven, curious about shopper behaviour and energised by building strong customer relationships? As our Customer Category Manager, you will help shape category growth for some of the biggest retailers in the Netherlands and Belgium, including Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Lidl, Aldi, Kruidvat and Action.

Based in the Netherlands, you will work closely with our Key Account Managers and act as their category partner. You will turn market, shopper and customer insights into persuasive recommendations that strengthen our retailer relationships and unlock new growth opportunities across assortment, shelf, space, pricing and in-store activation.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining analysis with customer interaction. You do not simply report on the data. You turn it into a compelling commercial story and use it to influence decisions.

What you'll do

• Lead the customer category agenda for priority retailers across the Netherlands and Belgium,
• Translate complex data into clear, practical and persuasive customer recommendations.
• Build trusted relationships with retail buyers and category teams.
• Recommend the right assortment, range, pack-price architecture, shelf placement and space allocation for each customer.
• Support range reviews, Joint Business Planning and customer sell-in stories.
• Develop integrated in-store recommendations that connect assortment, visibility and activation.
• Ensure Perfect Store execution through plannogram, second placement, promo.... collaborating closely with Field Sales Manager & teams
• Partner closely with Key Account Managers to prepare and present opportunities to customers.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Category Development, Insights, Revenue Growth Management, Supply Chain, Finance and Field Sales.
• Track the commercial impact of category initiatives and use the results to improve future plans.
• Manage multiple customers and priorities while adapting your approach to different retailer models and shopper missions.

What's in it for you?

You will join the business at an exciting moment, with ambitious plans to grow our…