Category Manager Patisserie

La Lorraine Bakery

  • Ninove, Oost-Vlaanderen
  • Vast
  • Voltijds
  • 24 dagen geleden
La Lorraine Bakery Group (LLBG) is an international bakery group headquartered in Belgium. LLBG is a 100% Belgian family company with more than 80 years of experience in the milling and bakery sector. Every day, more than 4,000 enthusiastic employees produce and sell high-quality bakery products worldwide to consumers, retailers and the foodservice industry in more than 30 countries.LLBG is a fast-growing and dynamic company, with a turnover of
1 Bio Euro (2023) with a healthy EBITDA and a strong strategic plan to further support growth.LLBG has 4 Business Units: Milling, Store Concepts, Fresh bakery, and Frozen bakery.The Bakery Fresh division is the absolute market leader in Retail Belgium. To further enhance its position as Category Captain & Product Leader, we’re looking for a Category Manager Patisserie.Your function:
  • Manage data/insights analysis to define the market and consumer trends in Patisserie and how to position the LLBG Bakery Vision
  • Create short/mid/long-term category & business strategies for the Patisserie category within the Belgian retail channel with a focus on the increase of topline growth, category valorisation & Innovation
  • Develop the innovation & renovation strategy for the category and deliver category inno/reno pipeline
  • Identify growth opportunities, analyze market dynamics, and recommend portfolio adjustments to drive market share and profitability
  • Drive & support in specific customer business plans to drive category performance
  • Develop and execute category portfolio strategy, aligning it with business objectives, market trends, and consumer insights
  • Define and maintain pricing architecture for the category to drive growth and margin
  • Create a powerful instore consumer experience for the Patisserie category
Your profile:
  • You have a Master's degree and several years of experience in a category management or commercial strategic role in Food, FMCG or retail
  • You are fascinated by consumer centricity, and your marketing strategic insight reflects this in the translation into clear category plans & roadmaps. At the same time, you like a hands-on approach and deliver the agreed executions with a sense of excellent detail towards the consumer/ customer/internal stakeholders
  • You possess the necessary commercial acumen and have the self-confidence and sufficient extraversion to overcome barriers and accelerate relationships with internal & external stakeholders
  • You have an affinity with consumer, market & business data and you’re able to translate insights in initiatives & action plans
  • You have a positivism and highly developed EQ, which help you in interactions and relationships - to get your internal/external stakeholders facing the same direction in an empathetic manner. You succeed in convincing others with a can-do mentality
  • You are a real foodie
  • You are fluently bilingual Dutch/French
Our offer:This is a unique opportunity to work within an international company with a strong vision, which continues to grow and innovate in great bakery products. In this role you can actively contribute to the future and expansion of our Business Unit in Retail Belgium and manage the crucial Patisserie category. Typical growth opportunities lie towards expansion into Marketing Management and challenges within the wider group & possible international roles within La Lorraine Bakery Group.
  • You will join an international family business with a strong long-term vision where more than 5,000 enthusiastic colleagues go for it together and are driven by 5 strong values.
  • We invest in a happy working environment through various sport and team events.
  • You can literally taste our passion every day, through our fresh and innovative top products.
  • You help build a better world; sustainability is high on the agenda within our company.
  • You get the chance to grow and develop in a very dynamic environment. Our LLBG Academy supports you to become the best version of yourself.
  • An interesting financial package, complemented by 1 day home working, meal vouchers, hospitalisation insurance, group insurance, and 10 extra holidays on top of statutory leave.
  • You get the opportunity to roll up your sleeves yourself, take initiative and help make a difference.
Contact person:Kristel Dufraimont219409

La Lorraine Bakery