Junior Category Finance & RGM Manager

Kraft Heinz; Warszawa; Vor Ort; PLN 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kraft Heinz is seeking a Junior Category Finance and RGM Manager to drive financial performance for Pudliszki and Heinz brands. You will translate complex models into actionable commercial recommendations and partner with marketing, sales, and senior leadership.

Responsibilities include managing category P&L, owning RGM strategy, optimizing pricing and product positioning, and evaluating promo ROI within a FMCG context.

Qualifikationen

• University degree in Finance or related fields.
• 5+ years of professional experience with 3+ years in Revenue Management, Commercial Finance or Category Management in FMCG.
• Commercially focused with a good understanding of key consumer metrics.

Aufgaben

• Manage category P&L and implement top/bottom line improvements.
• Own the RGM strategy based on pricing, portfolio architecture, product & customer mix, promo management, and trade spend effectiveness.
• Optimize pricing architecture and product positioning to maximize margin while remaining competitive.
• Evaluate promotional performance (Promo ROI) and shape value‑accretive promotion calendars.
• Partner with Sales and KAMs to improve customer-specific commercial terms and pricing models.
• Gatekeep innovation business cases and category initiatives across annual planning and seasonal activations.
• Build financial acumen across Marketing Team (Brand Build, Category).
• Manage pricing strategy and promo evaluation through insights and tools.

Kenntnisse

Category Management

Revenue Management

Commercial Finance

P&L Management

Pricing Strategy

Promo Analysis

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Forecasting

Ausbildung

University degree in Finance or related fields

Tools

Nielsen

CMR

YouGov

Jobbeschreibung

As Junior Category Finance and RGM Manager, you will sit at the heart of the commercial decision‑making process shaping the future of our categories within Pudliszki and Heinz brands. We’re looking for a strategic thinker with strong financial acumen who can translate complex models into clear, actionable commercial recommendations and act as a trusted partner to marketing, sales, and senior leadership.

• Management of category P&L and implementing top/bottom line improvements
• Owning the RGM strategy based on 5 levers: Price, Portfolio Architecture, product & customer mix, promo management, trade spend effectiveness
• Optimizing pricing architecture and product positioning to maximize margin while remaining competitive.
• Evaluating promotional performance (Promo ROI) and shape value‑accretive promotion calendars.
• Business partnering in business cycles i.e. 3 Years Plan, Annual Operational Plan, Category Monthly Performance Reviews, Commercial Plan, Monthly Forecast Review
• Partnering closely with Sales and Key Account Managers to improve customer‑specific commercial terms, including building pricing and promotion models
• Gatekeeping of innovation business cases and category initiatives: innovation launch plan ownership i.e. planning (Annual Operational Plan, ZBB) and execution i.e. seasonal activations planning and execution
• Building financial acumen across Marketing Team (Brand Build, Category)
• Management of pricing strategy & promo evaluation (Monitoring, Insights, Evaluation, Tools)
• Creating promotional guidelines along with Promo Policy & Governance, tracking uplift and ROI of promotional activities for top retails
• Performing in-depth analyses on all RGM-levers, combining internal & external data.

Recipe for Success: Apply if it sounds like you!

• University degree (preferably in Finance or related fields)
• 5+ years of professional experience with 3+ years of experience in Revenue Management, Commercial Finance or Category Management, preferably in FMCG environment
• Commercially focused, with good understanding of key consumer metrics
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills to influence and secure cross-functional collaboration with Sales (Sales Director, Channel Managers, KAMs) and Marketing (Brand Managers, Category Managers)
• Good understanding of Sell-In & P&L KPI’s as well as sell-out (Nielsen, CMR) and Consumer/shopper data (YouGov)
• A strategic mindset with the ability to look beyond spreadsheets and understand market dynamics, consumer behaviour and long term value creation
• Project management skills – ability to bring multiple projects to a successful ending within the given timeframe.
• Ability to simplify - simplification skills are highly appreciated when providing simple solutions dealing with complex challenges.