Category Growth Lead for Pharma & Dermo-Cosmetics

PIERRE FABRE BENELUX; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierre Fabre Benelux in Belgium seeks a Category Management/Trade Marketing professional to drive growth in pharmacy and retail. You will translate brand strategy into shopper-centric category plans, build assortment recommendations, and partner with KAMs to optimize distribution and shelf execution.

We value a 2–4 year background in FMCG, strong analytics, and fluency in Dutch, French, and English. BI tools experience is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, or related field.
• 2–4 years in Category Management, Trade Marketing, or KAM in Pharmacy/Retail/FMCG.
• Fluent in Dutch, French and English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Translate brand strategy into shopper-centric category plans, including assortments and planograms.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration with customers and drive growth.
• Analyze sell-out data and insights to adjust category strategies.
• Develop category diagnoses: performance by channel/customer and shopper needs.
• Build growth plans with clear roles per brand and channel.
• Define assortment recommendations and distribution priorities; support delist/relist decisions.
• Create planogram principles and merchandising standards for key channels.
• Develop customer trade stories and JBPs with KAMs using NRM inputs.
• Track KPIs: distribution, shelf quality, OOS, promo compliance; partner with Retail Activation for execution.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data-driven storytelling

Category growth planning

Shopper insights

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s in Business/Marketing/Economics

Tools

BI tools

Job description

Pierre Fabre Benelux in Belgium seeks a Category Management/Trade Marketing professional to drive growth in pharmacy and retail. You will translate brand strategy into shopper-centric category plans, build assortment recommendations, and partner with KAMs to optimize distribution and shelf execution.

We value a 2–4 year background in FMCG, strong analytics, and fluency in Dutch, French, and English. BI tools experience is highly regarded.