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For our international customer we are looking for a Customer Strategy & Planning Manager in Brussels.

Your responsibilities:

·      You will be the key capability and growth driver for the business and has been a core part of the Business strategic growth levers.

·      You will  play a crucial role as the voice of the customer & shopper in the business teams on the one hand, and in leading the delivery of the business plans in sales on the other.

·      Externally, your job will be the category expert for key customers, helping them grow their categories through objective advice on category strategy, promotion, shelf, and assortment.

·      Internally, you will be responsible for the profitable growth :

·      Bringing category expertise in all customer and marketing plans.

·      Developing and driving category growth plans and leading the promotional, price, and channel strategy.

·      Driving efficient business processes like forecasting, planning, marketing-sales alignment, and IBP.

·      You will collaborate with our most important retail customers in developing category strategies based on customer, consumer, and shopper insights.

·      You are able in delivering business targets by ensuring Customer Category Growth Plans are delivered per key customer

·      You will deliver perfect execution of Category Projects across customers, such as Restore value, Big bets, relaunches, innovations, and activations.

·      You will be the category expert for key customers by providing objective advice, deep dives, and quarterly reviews (category and promo).

·      You are good in creating great relationships with buyers & customer strategy managers to drive profitable value growth of the category.

·      You will represent customer needs & category value drivers internally, ensuring alignment of Customer & Category strategy and brand plans by influencing the Marketing Team.

Your profile:

·      Previous (>2 years) experience in category management or account management.

·      Excellent engagement, presentation, and communication skills, and an ability to manage a large and complex set of stakeholders.

·      Ability to own & drive the agenda for the category (pro-active & independent worker).

·      Strength in challenging others / holding others accountable, particularly cross-functional peers & senior partners.

·      Experience in the FMCG industry.

·      Proficiency in Excel and Power BI.