Online Category manager (3)

On-site
- Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
€3,000 - €4,000 per month
Marketing

Job description

As a category manager at Knivesandtools you will be responsible for the turnover, margins, and the makeup of the range of products within your categories. In collaboration with the other two Category Managers, you will analyse product performance and continue to expand and develop the categories. An incredibly versatile job that will test your intellectual thinking, creativity, analytical capabilities, and your skills to act fast and commercially.

What we have to offer:

A crucial role within the online marketing team.
You will work with state-of-the-art software and modern tools that will help you carry out the work.
Work with top-quality products and a great target group.
You will be a part of the online marketing team that is comprised of individuals specialized in different fields.
You will be able to combine creativity and analytical thinking.
An ambitious company with a relaxed working environment, filled with a young group of professionals.
A competitive salary.
Better coffee than you will find at any fancy local coffee place.

A day in the life of

As a Category Manager you will work on your category plan on a daily basis. You will analyse the results (turnover and margins) of the products groups, schedule marketing campaigns, work closely with the buying department to maintain supplier relationships, check stocks per brand, determine the right pricing strategy for brands or prepare yourself for a trade show we are planning to visit. As a Category Manager you contribute to the growth and development of the categories. On a daily basis you will demonstrate that you can easily switch between conceptual thinking and the actual implementation of your plans.

Characteristics associated with the job

You make plans for the expansion of the range.
You determine the marketing campaigns and the content that needs to be developed.
You analyse and optimize the pricing and marketing strategy.
You speak to suppliers, visit trade shows, and work closely with the buying department.
You look for innovations in the market and will help guide the development of our own brands.

Job requirements

Skills needed

We are looking for an analytical thinker. Someone who can assess numbers, understands online marketing and can guide the creative team if need be. You will become acquainted with our customer base and target group and will make sure we can offer them a great and vast range of products. We applaud your own input, and you can truly learn to get better at your job every single day. Our marketing department works with projects. From within your category you will provide input for what needs to be done for these projects. You will, of course, continuously cooperate with all in-house marketing specialists. We, after all, try to keep as much in-house as possible; content creation, photography, video, advertising, IT, translation and design.

About Knivesandtools

Knivesandtool is a young e-commerce company with over 24 years of experience and an international focus. We are a European market leader in knife sales and have accumulated a massive fanbase divided over 35 countries. We enable you to make the most of yourself and develop your career.

We value the right mindset and lots of ambition over experience and competence. So, if you think you might not have all experience needed for the job, we do ask you to apply anyway. Let’s get together for a chat while enjoying a cup of delicious coffee in the company of our great Rocket espresso machine.

On-site

Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

€3,000 - €4,000 per month

Marketing