Senior Global Category Manager H/F – POS Excellence

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

Senior Global Category Manager H/F – POS Excellence

ENGLISH VERSION :

Reporting to the Global POS Excellence Director, the Senior Global Category Manager is responsible for defining and leading NUXE’s global category vision. The position translates strategic objectives into frameworks, guidelines, and tools that can be implemented across markets and leveraged with retail partners.

The role collaborates closely with Global Marketing teams as well as local Sales and Marketing teams worldwide, serving as the central point of expertise and coordination for the international category management community.

Key Responsibilities

Category Vision & Strategy

Develop and lead NUXE’s global category vision for both innovation and core business portfolios, based on shopper insights, sell-out performance, and market analysis.

Co-lead the global innovation review process with Marketing, ensuring each launch is supported by a robust category strategy and clear business rationale.

Assortment & Distribution

Define global assortment principles and mandatory assortment guidelines.

Establish global distribution recommendations for core ranges and innovations, while supporting local adaptation where required.

Co-develop global promotional frameworks, including discount mechanics, eligible SKUs, and promotional governance principles.

Performance & Analytics

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.

International Stakeholder Management

Secure alignment and engagement from local category teams around the global vision through strong influencing and leadership skills.

Facilitate continuous feedback between local markets and global teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, timing, and execution.

FRENCH VERSION

Profil

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Category Management, at either brand or customer level.
• Background in an FMCG company operating in either Pharma or Mass Market known for their best-in-class Category Management visions
• You have worked 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).
• Influential leadership: able to rally and get buy-in from teams across countries and functions.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: comfortable building something new, taking initiative and moving fast in a department that is still being set up.
• Highly organized and structured, able to run several projects across several countries at once.
• Fluent in English and French. Both languages are used every day.