Stellenbeschreibung

The Coleman Company is an international leader in the innovation and marketing of well-known durable consumer products that are used all over the world. With a revenue of more than 200 millions EUR in the EMEA region, the company encompasses 4 brands and offers a broad range of products sold through multiple retail channels. With the Campingaz brand the company is the leading branded player for portable gas containers in Europe. For the EMEA headquarter in Hattersheim (Frankfurt area) we are looking for a Category Manager (m/f) GAS – EMEA Tasks and responsibilities * Owns Product & Brand Strategy for its category driving profitable growth + Initiates and performs research, analysis and action planning to ensure appropriate Marketing Mix + Thinks out of the box and challenges the status quo. Identifies and exploits market opportunities in order to maximize sales and profit + Ensures that pricing and profitability is in line with targets across EMEA. + Contributes to EMEA Strategic Plan and Budget Development * Leads New Product Development and drives innovation + Generates consumer and customer insights + Develops a 3 to 5 year product road map for the business in line with strategic plan + Executes in close collaboration with R&D, Manufacturing and other functions against this plan + Embraces dealing with technical products, is eager to understand technical challenges and opportunities how to overcome them * Initiates Communication, Advertising and Promotion + Creates promotion strategies for its business. Contributes to plans and standards for advertising and product promotions. + Initiates and directs efficient development of POS material (incl. Packaging and Catalogues) with the objective to generate synergies and consistency, reinforcing an appropriate brand image + Closely collaborates with the Brand & Communication department * Closely collaborates with EMEA markets, other Category Managers and US headquarter + Acts convincingly and passionately as “owner” and “face” of the category + Generates passion and enthusiasm behind its initiatives + Is involved in strategic customer relationships and visits whenever appropriate Profile and competences * Bachelors degree in Marketing. MBA or equivalent is preferred * Minimum 4 years experience in International Product Marketing, preferably on Durables or other technical / complex consumer products in well known companies * Meaningful experience in all Marketing Mix elements with focus on international Product Development and Communication, additional experience in Sales is a plus * International experience preferred, i.e. part of career took place outside home country and is experienced working with different cultures * Excellent strategic and operational skills: a strong strategic thinker with sophisticated analytic skills (incl. financials) that has proven to turn insights into action * Solid technical understanding / passion for technical products is considered a plus * Fluency in English is a must (company language) ; additional European languages are a plus How to apply Please send your CV, covering letter, relevant certificates (academic qualification, previous experience), salary expectation and earliest start date to: Coleman EMEA GmbH, attn.: Rainer Schaubach, Am Eisernen Steg 20, 65795 Hattersheim or via email to: application@coleman.eu Please find further information about our company and our products @ www.coleman.eu, w