Senior Expert Category Development (m/w/d)
Krefeld, NW, DE, 47809
Unser Team gibt alles dafür, das Zusammenleben von Mensch und Tier einfacher, besser und glücklicher zu machen: Happier Pets. Happier People.
Das gelingt uns, weil wir unsere Kund:innen besser verstehen als jede:r andere, denn wir sind genau so Tiereltern wie sie. Dieser Anspruch hat uns zu Europas Nummer 1 im Heimtierbedarf gemacht – eine Position, die wir weiter ausbauen möchten.
Dafür suchen wir Menschen, die Verantwortung übernehmen, mutig denken und mit uns wachsen wollen.
Du möchtest den Handel von morgen mitgestalten? Willkommen bei Fressnapf!
Das bewegst du bei uns
- You will define the strategic role and long‑term ambition of your category, supported by a clear multi‑year roadmap.
- By shaping the overall category architecture, you ensure a consistent assortment logic, price structure, and navigation across channels.
- In this role, you create scalable category blueprints and execution standards that enable efficient rollout across multiple countries.
- You help markets succeed by providing structured frameworks, guidance, and implementation support that drive adoption and consistency.
- Through regular reviews of key commercial indicators, you assess performance and translate insights into actionable improvements.
- You act as a senior category expert, working closely with Procurement, (Exclusive) Brand, Customer, Supply Chain, and country teams to secure strong cross-functional alignment.
- You strengthen category performance by ensuring a balanced product mix, improving SKU productivity, and creating opportunities for cross‑sell and trade‑up.
- You drive continuous improvement by testing new approaches, evaluating impact, and scaling proven concepts quickly and effectively.
Das bringst du mit
- You hold a university degree in Business Economics or a related discipline.
- With extensive experience in category management, category development, or commercial strategy across multi‑country retail environments, you bring deep functional expertise.
- You combine strong analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to turn insights into scalable commercial models and actionable category frameworks.
- Having worked across markets before, you know how to drive structured implementation, build alignment, and secure adoption
- You excel in stakeholder management and can influence cross‑functional partners at different levels of the organization.
- You communicate fluently in English; additional European languages are a plus.
Das bekommst du von uns
- Your freedom: pro rata mobile working and flexible working hours
- Your team: open, familiar, appreciative culture incl. team events
- Your environment: dynamic, innovative and agile working environment
- Your role: high level of personal responsibility and freedom to implement your ideas
- Your development: regular trainings and seminars in our academy
- Your four-legged friend: dogs are welcome in our offices (campus)
- Your health: numerous offers for preventive care, fitness, Yoga@work, etc.
- Your benefits: employee discounts, company leasing bikes, company pension plan and much more
Die Stellenanzeige klingt tierisch interessant für dich?
Dann bewirb dich bei uns! Gemeinsam mit deiner Leidenschaft können wir viel bewegen, um das Zusammenleben von Mensch und Tier einfacher, besser und glücklicher zu machen.
Diese Position wird in der Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH innerhalb der Fressnapf | Maxi Zoo Gruppe besetzt.