About

• Company Description
• With over 25 years’ experience, plus the same enormous passion and ambition we had on day-one, we’re trailblazers in the pet e-commerce industry. Our solutions make over 12 million customers genuinely happier – and that’s something we really care about. We work together to continually adapt; embracing change and the challenges it brings so that we can keep doing better. Join us and discover a place where your potential meets your passion for pets. That’s the power of plus.
• Job Description
• We are looking for a Category Manager to oversee our product categories in the online shop. The role focuses on driving topline growth and improving bottom-line performance through category steering, campaign and promotion planning, pricing, and onsite optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Sales Steering

• Contribute to the development of category strategies and translate them into actionable plans.
• Collaborate with central teams (vendor management, marketing, CRM, etc.) to ensure seamless execution of strategies.
• Analyze input and output KPIs at category, sub-category, and product level; derive insights to inform decision-making and actions aligned with business goals.
• Actively manage and grow sales of our portfolio, with a strong focus on own brands, driving acquisition, migration, and retention initiatives.

Pricing

• Monitor pricing dynamics of key products and bestsellers.
• Recommend local price adjustments in alignment with the central pricing team

Campaigns and Promotions

• Develop and execute campaign and promotion plans in close collaboration with central teams.
• Ensure accurate campaign setup in collaboration with central teams, including marketing support, banner creation and landing page setup.
• Monitor campaign performance, track cost vs. budget, and optimize promotional impact.

Shelf Management

• Ensure optimal presentation of campaigns and products across the online store.
• Provide input on e.g. search optimization, up-selling, cross-selling, and product recommendation features.
• Work closely with shop operations on banner management, shelf arrangement, and content optimization.
• Qualifications
• Relevant experience in FMCG and e-commerce, ideally within the pet sector.
• The role requires a strong proficiency in English, Norwegian, and Finnish language
• Analytical and data-driven mindset with strong commercial acumen.
• Broad understanding of core business functions and how they interconnect.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with proven ability to influence stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge of local customer needs and market dynamics.
• Hands-on, results-oriented, and proactive approach
• Additional Information
• Headquartered in Munich, with offices across Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London and Vienna, we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so you’ll be at the heart of an incredible, multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done, which means you’ll benefit from hybrid working, spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. There’s an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.
• Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path, excellent training and support, wellbeing offers, subsidised transport or bike leasing, plus 20% discount across all our products, and you’ll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.
• At zooplus, we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.
• #LI-Hybrid
• ✈️ 28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
• 🏋️ Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul)
• 📱 Company mobile phone for work and personal use
• zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.

• Department: Sales & Marketing