Assistant Category Manager

Working closely with Sales & Marketing to help build the Lindt Brand
- Help us on our mission to Enchant the World with Chocolate
- Bring your passion for building and nurturing relationships to life at Lindt.

**Are you ready to take your next exciting career step at Lindt & Sprüngli?**

Join us and contribute to driving our purpose of Enchanting the World with Chocolate.

**About us**:
Welcome to the world of Lindt - where our rich and diverse culture embraces change while cherishing our history. At Lindt, we believe that excellence lies within each and every one of our employees. That's why we've created a one-of-a-kind environment where our team members can take risks, challenge the norm, and help build the Lindt brand for generations to come.

With a team of over 500 talented individuals, we're on a mission to Enchant the World with the Chocolate. We're searching for imaginative thinkers who can recognize opportunities, generate innovative ideas, and build strong relationships with our consumers and customers. Whether you're dreaming up new product concepts, refining our marketing strategy, or helping us connect with chocolate lovers around the globe, you'll play an integral role in our mission to make the world a sweeter place.

**About the role**:
A wonderful opportunity has just become available in our Category team, we are looking for a dynamic individual to join the team as the Assistant Category Manager. Reporting to the Senior Category Strategy Manager, you will work with various business units to provide insights and information to support and drive Lindt business.

As a key driver in positioning Lindt as a Category Expert in the chocolate confectionery market, this role focuses on Premium Thought leadership and value-driven growth through a deep understanding of the chocolate shopper. You will support the development and execution of the Lindt Category Growth Strategy, ensuring Outstanding Physical Availability and Premium Visibility. Your responsibilities will also encompass championing shopper insights, development of merchandising principles and guidelines, and fostering cross-functional collaboration.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Proactively unlock category insights that support the development of category growth drivers and opportunities
- Lead the development of cross functional team alignment on Merchandising Principles and Guidelines, based on insights and shopper understanding
- Lead and oversee Space and Range Management tools and tracking to support business process and decisions
- Responsible for creating a better understanding of shopper insights, needs and trends through various sources including sharing market data, shopper insights, and research agencies
- Lead the flow of communication, insights and ongoing education through to key business stakeholders

**What you’ll bring**:

- Have FMCG industry experience preferably with breadth across functions such as Category, Sales, Marketing or Commercial.
- Strong attention to detail, highly organised, commercially savvy and with a highly developed analytical background. Ability to analyse complex data from multiple sources, drawing insights, and forming recommendations.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively and build and foster productive working relationships as well as challenging & influencing stakeholders.
- Experience with FMCG data, such as Circana (Scan & Panel Data) or Quantium with advanced excel skills.
- Experience with Shelf Management will be highly regarded

**_What we can offer you:_**
- An emphasis on a positive environment, allowing career and personal growth, celebrating your achievements and recognising your successes
- An engaging and creative workplace full of passionate individuals that embraces diversity and thinking differently
- Hybrid working environment - 3 days in office, 2 days working from home
- A priority on maintaining a healthy work/life balance
- A paid day off on your birthday

Are you ready to Enchant the World with Chocolate? **We’d love to get you know you