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Category manager Junior - Private label

We’re the team behind the magic of our private-label products—the ones you’ll find in baskets across the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Romania. Our mission? To create products customers love at prices they can’t resist.

We combine creativity and strategy to deliver high-quality products that excite our customers and grow our business. From crafting the perfect assortment to negotiating with top suppliers across Europe, we ensure every product adds value for both our customers and our company.

But it doesn’t stop there. We’re all about efficiency—optimizing logistics, managing stock, and boosting profitability every step of the way. If you’re ready to shape the future of private labels and make an impact, this is the team for you!

What will be your key responsibilities:

Junior Category Manager executes, together with the team (senior buyers, brand manager and graphic designers), a private label strategy in given categories (based on overall company commercial and private label strategy) and executes it fully. In this role you are responsible for product developments under private labels whilst focusing on customer needs, ingredients, packaging, logistics, etc. Your main aim is to develop the products with the highest penetration in the given category.

Therefore, you will, together with the senior buyer, cooperate with the European suppliers ensuring we are price/quality competitive to supermarkets as well as the discounters. Close collaboration with the local teams is essential (e.g. buying department, supply chain, marketing department) to ensure your products are successful and available across all markets.

What experience should you have:

  • Entrepreneurial spirit, drive and enthusiasm for negotiation.
  • Effective communication skills in English, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information to diverse stakeholders.
  • Willingness to learn new topics.
  • Ability to see the full picture - manage end to end processes.
  • Results driven individual.
  • Food lover who seeks for new trends.
  • Flexibility in finding solutions and drive to execute them
  • Czech and English language

What do you get in return:

  • Opportunity to be at the beginning of the massive European Rohlik´s expansion
  • Experience on new product developments
  • Learning how to negotiate. Applicable in personal life
  • Your work will have a direct impact on the company's results
  • We will implement your good ideas almost immediately – not waiting for the approval of the headquarters somewhere in the world
  • You will not be bound by corporate processes
  • Your work has to be innovative and meaningful, we do not want to follow trends, but set them
  • Last but not least, we mainly offer a fair reward and the possibility of professional growth and education, also a great group of people around and a legendary corporate events

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