Category Manager

Dorel Juvenile; Nantes; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company is seeking a Category Manager to join their Product Development and Marketing team in Cholet, near Nantes. This role involves managing the mass product portfolio for multiple brands and requires at least 5 years of experience in product development and marketing. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving commercial successes and managing a small team. Fluency in English is essential for this full-time position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in product development and portfolio management.
• Strong commercial mindset with results orientation.
• Ability to manage teams and make quick decisions.

Responsibilities

• Act as Product Owner responsible for time to market and commercial viability.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers to support sales performance.
• Lead NPI process and deliver launch assets.

Skills

Product development

Portfolio management

Product marketing

Strategic skills

Analytical skills

Team management

Fluency in English

Job description

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We are hiring a Category Manager (M/F) to join our Product Development and Marketing team and help grow our position in the European market across all channels. The role focuses on driving our mass product portfolio for the Bebeconfort and Safety 1st brands, including licenses and own-label brands.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Product Owner within NPD & sourcing teams in Europe and Asia (Dorel factory and partner factories), responsible for time to market and commercial viability; work closely with R&D, Procurement, Quality, Operations, and other departments to deliver project objectives.
• Work in close relationship with suppliers and negotiate prices to support sales performance when necessary.
• Identify development opportunities and translate them into product sourcing & development roadmap for 2027.
• Lead NPI process and work closely with Content, Brand, Trade, and Training teams to deliver launch assets & GTM presentations.
• Drive enhanced content and marketing assets to maximize consumer sell‑out on offline/shop floors and online channels (packaging project, online content).
• Manage commercial launch plan for new product introductions in collaboration with Sales & Operations teams in Europe.
• Monitor daily commercial success of new product introductions & entire product portfolio, tracking listings, sales performance and profitability according to budget; make recommendations and implement action plans, including sales & promo plan when necessary.
• Drive SKU rationalization to keep portfolio and stock healthy.
• Contribute to trade events and promote the novelties at European customer events, including internal training & sales pitch, as well as local events and customer meetings.
• Manage Commercial Program Price List input & Quota forecasts exercise to prepare 2027 collection year.

Teams

• Manage a team of 2 people, including a product manager & a marketing specialist.

Your profile

• Graduated with at least 5 years of experience in product development, portfolio management, and product marketing, ideally in an international consumer goods environment.
• Strong sense of entrepreneurship and commercial mindset, results oriented.
• Demonstrated strategic and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment, make quick decisions and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to manage and grow a team.
• Fluency in English.
• Job located in our Cholet headquarters, near Nantes & Angers.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Marketing, Business Development, and Product Management

Industries

• Manufacturing