Category Growth Lead — Dutch Retail Partners

Suntory Holdings Limited; Hoeilaart; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Suntory Holdings Limited is seeking a Customer Category Manager for Belgium and the Netherlands. Based in the Netherlands, you will partner with Key Account Managers to translate shopper and market insights into persuasive recommendations for retailers including Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Lidl, Aldi, Kruidvat and Action.

You will build strong customer relationships, lead category plans, and drive growth through optimized assortment, pricing and in-store activation across multiple retailers.

Qualifications

• Experience in Category Management, Customer Marketing, or Trade Marketing within FMCG or retail.
• Ability to translate data and insights into clear commercial recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• 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 assortment, range, pack-price architecture, shelf placement and space allocation.
• Support range reviews and Joint Business Planning and customer sell-in stories.
• Develop in-store recommendations that connect assortment, visibility and activation.
• Ensure Perfect Store execution through planograms and promotions in collaboration with Field Sales.
• Prepare and present opportunities to customers with KAMs.

Skills

Category Management

Trade Marketing

Customer insights

Data storytelling

Relationship management

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

NielsenIQ

Job description

Suntory Holdings Limited is seeking a Customer Category Manager for Belgium and the Netherlands. Based in the Netherlands, you will partner with Key Account Managers to translate shopper and market insights into persuasive recommendations for retailers including Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Lidl, Aldi, Kruidvat and Action.

You will build strong customer relationships, lead category plans, and drive growth through optimized assortment, pricing and in-store activation across multiple retailers.