Global Category Strategy Lead

Nuxe Group; Boulogne-Billancourt; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NUXE Group is seeking a Senior Global Category Manager H/F – POS Excellence to define and lead the global category vision and translate strategic objectives into scalable frameworks for markets and retail partners.

Reporting to the Global POS Excellence Director, you will collaborate with Global Marketing and local Sales to drive category strategy, assortment principles, distribution guidance, and promotional governance while delivering in-depth sell-in and sell-out analytics to uncover growth

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Category Management, at brand or customer level.
• Background in an FMCG company operating in Pharma or Mass Market known for best-in-class Category Management visions.
• Experience in a multi-country environment or at headquarters level.
• Strong category vision combined with sharp analytical skills.
• Expert in sell-out analysis, solid in sell-in analysis, with a good grasp of business and finance (P&L, margin, pricing).
• Hands-on experience with sell-out panel data and shopper data (IQVIA, Nielsen, GERS, Kantar, Circana).

Responsibilities

• Define global category vision for innovation and core portfolios.
• Co-lead the global innovation review process with Marketing.
• Define global assortment principles and mandatory assortment guidelines.
• Establish global distribution recommendations for core ranges and innovations, with local adaptation as needed.
• Co-develop global promotional frameworks, including discount mechanics, eligible SKUs, and governance principles.
• Conduct in-depth sell-in and sell-out performance analyses to identify growth opportunities across categories, channels, and markets.
• Monitor and evaluate category initiatives, translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Secure alignment and engagement from local category teams around the global vision through influential leadership.
• Facilitate continuous feedback between local markets and global teams, ensuring priority alignment and execution.

Skills

Category management

FMCG experience

Multi-country exposure

Analytical skills

Sell-out data

Leadership

Entrepreneurial mindset

Organization

Tools

IQVIA

Nielsen

GERS

Kantar

Circana

Job description

NUXE Group is seeking a Senior Global Category Manager H/F – POS Excellence to define and lead the global category vision and translate strategic objectives into scalable frameworks for markets and retail partners.

Reporting to the Global POS Excellence Director, you will collaborate with Global Marketing and local Sales to drive category strategy, assortment principles, distribution guidance, and promotional governance while delivering in-depth sell-in and sell-out analytics to uncover growth