Category Manager, Global Foodservice

<p></p> <p> </p> <p>07/02/2024</p> <p>DNK-Randers, Danish Crown Vej</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Category Manager, Global Foodservice </p> <p><em> <br/> Do you want to take a central role in our global foodservice organization handling the daily operations of some of our categories within Danish Crown? Do you want to become part of a Global Foodservice unit, with a very ambitious  growth agenda - Then you might be the new Category Manager, we are looking for to join our team in Randers.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>You will join our Global B2B Foodservice &amp; Quick Service Restaurant  business unit as Category Manager. Foodservice is a vital area within Danish Crown as we recognize that is where a large part of the future of food consumption lies, and we see a large potential for growth in this sector. Thus, our focus is to develop the Foodservice B2B market globally with a strong commercial approach.</p> <p><br/> Joining us, you become part of a newly established marketing team with 8 colleagues. Together we welcome you to a collaborative environment where we work closely with our customers to strengthen their business as well as our own. Moreover, you can look forward to engaging with sales colleagues, various product developers, chefs, food professionals, factories, agencies, and other colleagues across our customer-centric organisation.  </p> <p> </p> <h3>Commercial responsibility</h3> <p><em>Y</em>our main responsibility will be to drive the foodservice categories, you are responsible for, with the commercial responsibility that comes with it. </p> <p> </p> <p>You will be responsible for setting the direction for the categories through optimizing and developing our assortment. On top of this, you will execute on specific marketing- and innovation activities to secure that we reach our business goals. </p> <p> </p> <p>Your primary tasks will be to:</p> <ul> <li>Draw up the category plan which includes innovation of products and safe guarding the existing portfolio with your extensive knowledge of how we can optimize the business</li> <li>Drive the decided category agenda and securing prioritization of the right possibilities within innovation and product development – in close cooperation with  product developers and factories </li> <li>Initiate and drive innovation projects, that are identified through the needs, you identify. This includes channel and customer needs, capacity in our factories and profit- and sales targets </li> <li>Go-to person on specific product and assortment issues</li> <li>Scale and coordinate initiatives across markets and units</li> <li>Direction setting based on insights</li> <li>Bring initiatives to live by supporting with communication -, inspiration-, presentation materials etc.  <br/>  </li> </ul> <h3>Who are you?</h3> <p>We imagine that you are educated within the field of marketing, product or business development with a commercial education, such as Cand merc. or similar. You have 3-5 years of practical experience in category management, marketing or branding. You understand the commercial language and numbers - and analysis of these comes naturally to you. You do not need to have experience in the food industry - we can teach you that, but it will be a clear advantage that you have a passion for food as you will be among food professionals. You master both Danish and English in writing and speaking.<br/> <br/> A second success criterion in this role will be to create a broad collaboration within the Danish Crown group with e.g., Sales, Production, group functions, as well as externally in relation to e.g., agencies and research agencies. Therefore, you need to have a natural ability to create an impact, show commitment, and ensure momentum on your tasks and projects. And with your strong communication skills, you are good at building and maintaining relationships with your stakeholders.</p> <p> </p> <h3>Who are your team?</h3> <p>You will become a part of a team consisting of category managers, brand managers, coordinators, and product developers - with different experience. We work closely together and use each other for sparring across tasks and competencies. We have an excellent corporation with all our stakeholders.</p> <p> </p> <h3>Appetite for more?</h3> <p>Please do not hesitate to call Global Foodservice Marketing Director Jesper Jæger, at 45 23 74 47 68 to learn more about the position.</p> <p> </p> <p>We are ready to get started on this exciting journey, so please send your CV and application as soon as possible. We will be assessing applications and conducting interviews on an ongoing basis. The final deadline is 21 February 2024. </p> <p> </p> <p><em>We are a food company owned by Danish farmers supplying high-quality food to customers and consumers all over the world. From butchers to business developers, we're more than 26,000 colleagues, all committed to lowering our carbon footprint and becoming climate-neutral by 2050, for better food and a brighter future.</em