eCommerce Category Specialist - Breville, Sistema in London

As a Category Specialist, you will focus on identifying ways to drive consumer consumption of Kitchen products, promoting brands such as Breville, Crockpot, and Sistema on Amazon. You will influence, strengthen, and manage relationships with Amazon and internal business partners. In this role, you will help develop practices to succeed in e-commerce while collaborating with brand leaders and internal partners on programmes and initiatives. You will work independently while being a member of the EMEA eCommerce team, which acts as the Centre of Excellence for the EMEA region.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Execute Kitchen category strategy to drive consumer consumption in the EMEA region by developing principles and best practices for product selection, marketing, media activation, and promotional investment.
• Jointly manage the P&L with sales and operations partners to optimise sustainable growth via Amazon EMEA.
• Influence and align with internal business leaders, both within and outside of e-commerce functions, regarding Amazon EMEA category growth ambitions and investments.
• Collaborate with brand marketing and sales teams to ensure cohesive programmes across all channels.
• Lead the development of long-term growth and portfolio selection using qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Maximise ROI by assisting in the media budget management and implementing search strategies to boost brand visibility.
• Oversee content development, KPI reporting, and drive new Amazon market opportunities.

Minimum qualifications:

• Proven category experience, trade/shopper marketing experience in eCommerce (preferably with Amazon), providing solutions in a large, international company in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG), FMCG, or consumer durables industry.
• University degree in Business or a similar field.
• Advanced Excel skills with proven analytical skills and comfort with data driven decision processes.
• Experience with finance concepts such as P&L, budgeting processes, and cost estimating.
• Willing to travel internationally occasionally.

Your Advantage:

• Demonstrated success in handling category management engagements with a major retailer.
• Strategic thinker, self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience with handling and optimizing online marketing tactics with an emphasis on efficient spending to generate high ROI.
• Strong business acumen and ability to work effectively and collaboratively across lines of business.

What You Gain:

• Flexible hybrid working system (on average 3 days in the office and 2 days at home p.w.)
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development.
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices.
• Bravo – our global recognition programme where teammates can recognise each other and exceptional work is rewarded.
• Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others.
• Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus.
• Global Employee Assistance Program – confidential support for you and your family, complementing our commitment to your well-being at work and beyond.
• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work.
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster an inclusive culture.

Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership.

Are you interested? If so, please click on "Apply Now" on this site and upload your CV. If your application is shortlisted, our recruiter will invite you for an initial phone interview.