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Category Development Manager Functional Beverages (m/w/d)

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Your applicationOpen nowCategory Development Manager Functional Beverages (m/w/d)PepsiCo · Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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Overview At PepsiCo Northern Europe, we’re more than just iconic brands — we’re a team of 2,000+ passionate people across 11 countries, working together to deliver great-tasting products that consumers enjoy every day. With over 70 years in the region, we operate from 7 key locations — including 4 headquarters and 4 production sites — and offer a portfolio of 16 brands, from global icons like Pepsi and Lay’s to local favorites like Duyvis and Schwip Schwap. We’re committed to sustainability, innovation, and community impact. If you’re looking to grow your career with purpose, we’d love to hear from you. The Category Development Manager Functional Beverages holds end-to-end responsibility for the total Functional Beverages category strategy across all banners, driving the commercial category agenda with mid- and senior-level management. He/She acts as a trusted advisor, ensuring category growth and building category development capabilities to support PepsiCo’s growth. He/She provides customer teams and customers with insights and recommendations to accelerate growth of PepsiCo’s Functional Beverages categories and, in doing so, helps drive PepsiCo sales. The role was posted internally until 09.09.2026. Responsibilities Act as the category expert and internal knowledge hub for Functional Beverages, supporting Marketing, Sales, Revenue Management, Commercialization, Sales Finance, and selected retail customers. Partner with Sales and Marketing to translate category strategies into effective account plans and embed an end-to-end brand mindset across all activities. Develop and communicate a clear point of view on category performance, shipments, and forecasts, explaining key growth drivers and risks to mid- and senior-level stakeholders. Lead the short- and long-term Functional Beverages category agenda, leveraging retailer, shopper, consumer, and market insights from multiple data sources. Contribute to the preparation of national customer Top-to-Top (T2T) senior management meetings. Develop compelling customer selling stories, insights, and sell-in materials based on market, shopper, and consumer data, and present them to internal and external stakeholders. Drive the development and execution of the category vision across Functional Beverages and sales channels. Lead customer category and occasion-based projects within cross-functional teams. Support Brand and Account teams with actionable insights, issue identification, strategic recommendations, and new product development opportunities. Co-lead innovation prioritization and implementation strategies as part of the annual planning process (ACP/AOP). Develop assortment and shelving strategies, including recommendations on SKU rationalization, facings, assortment optimization, out-of-stock analysis, planograms, SRP, and category game plans. Collaborate with Space Management to create customer-specific planograms and optimize in-store execution. Qualifications Qualifications: University degree preferred in Applied Economics, Business, or Management (as a major or minor); other educational backgrounds to be considered. ~5 years of experience in Trade Marketing, Sales, Category Development, or a closely related function. Languages: Business-fluent German and English. Strong FMCG expertise, including deep shopper insights and strong customer/retail landscape knowledge. Strong overall business acumen with a focus on business development and Sales and Marketing functions; solid understanding of Finance, Supply Chain, and Field Sales* needs and drivers. Excellent MS Office skills. Strong proficiency in Nielsen/YouGov/etc. tools and customer portals. Key competencies: Strong analytical, strategic, and forward-thinking mindset, with the ability to translate long-term category visions into actionable plans and strategies Demonstrated leadership and ownership, with the ability to define priorities, drive execution, and manage multiple projects simultaneously Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, building effective relationships across functions, management levels, customers, and external partners Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a confident, autonomous, and adaptable working style Proactive and innovative, able to identify opportunities, shape strategic agendas, and mobilize others to deliver results Highly organized, with strong planning, prioritization, and project management capabilities Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and proven customer-facing experience Able to adapt communication and ways of working to different stakeholders and business contexts, balancing commercial and brand perspectives while acting as a trusted category partner Strong analytical capability to leverage multiple data sources, identify growth opportunities, and generate actionable category insights Der Category Development Manager Functional Beverages (m/w/d) trägt die End-to-End-Verantwortung für die strategische Weiterentwicklung der Kategorie Functional Beverages über alle Vertriebskanäle hinweg. In dieser Rolle gestaltest du gemeinsam mit dem mittleren und oberen Management die kommerzielle Kategorieagenda und agierst als vertrauenswürdiger Sparringspartner für interne Teams und Kunden. Du treibst das Wachstum der Kategorie voran, baust Category-Development-Kompetenzen aus und unterstützt damit nachhaltig das Wachstum von PepsiCo. Darüber hinaus lieferst du kundenrelevante Insights und Empfehlungen, die das Wachstum der Kategorie Functional Beverages beschleunigen und zur Umsatzsteigerung von PepsiCo beitragen. Die Stelle wurde intern bis zum 09.09.2026 ausgeschrieben. Deine Aufgaben Du bist der Category-Experte und zentrale Knowledge Hub für Functional Beverages und unterstützt Marketing, Vertrieb, Revenue Management, Commercialization, Sales Finance sowie ausgewählte Handelskunden. Du arbeitest eng mit Sales und Marketing zusammen, um Kategoriestrategien in erfolgreiche Kundenpläne zu übersetzen und ein ganzheitliches Markenverständnis in allen Aktivitäten zu verankern. Du entwickelst und kommunizierst eine klare Sicht auf die Performance der Kategorie, Absatzentwicklungen und Forecasts und erläuterst Wachstumstreiber sowie Risiken gegenüber Stakeholdern auf Management-Ebene. Du verantwortest die kurz- und langfristige Agenda für die Kategorie Functional Beverages und nutzt Markt-, Shopper-, Konsumenten- und Handelsdaten aus verschiedenen Quellen. Du unterstützt die Vorbereitung nationaler Top-to-Top-(T2T)-Meetings mit Kunden auf Senior-Management-Ebene. Du entwickelst überzeugende Verkaufsargumentationen, Insights und Präsentationsunterlagen auf Basis von Markt-, Shopper- und Konsumentendaten und präsentierst diese internen sowie externen Stakeholdern. Du treibst die Entwicklung und Umsetzung der Category Vision für Functional Beverages über alle Vertriebskanäle hinweg voran. Du leitest kundenbezogene Kategorie- und Occasion-Projekte in funktionsübergreifenden Teams. Du unterstützt Brand- und Account-Teams mit umsetzbaren Insights, der Identifikation von Handlungsfeldern, strategischen Empfehlungen und Impulsen für Neuproduktentwicklungen. Du unterstützt die Priorisierung und Umsetzung von Innovationen im Rahmen des jährlichen Planungsprozesses (ACP/AOP). Du entwickelst Sortiments- und Shelf-Strategien, einschließlich Empfehlungen zu SKU-Rationalisierung, Facings, Sortimentsoptimierung, Out-of-Stock-Analysen, Planogrammen, Shelf-Ready Packaging (SRP) und Category Game Plans. Du arbeitest eng mit dem Space Management zusammen, um kundenspezifische Planogramme zu entwickeln und die Umsetzung am Point of Sale zu optimieren. Dein Profil Abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium, vorzugsweise in Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Betriebswirtschaft oder Management; andere Studienrichtungen sind ebenfalls willkommen. Ca. 5 Jahre Berufserfahrung im Bereich Trade Marketing, Vertrieb, Category Development oder einer vergleichbaren Funktion. Verhandlungssichere Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse. Fundierte FMCG-Erfahrung sowie ein tiefes Verständnis für Shopper-Verhalten und die Handelslandschaft. Ausgeprägtes betriebswirtschaftliches Verständnis mit Fokus auf Business Development sowie Vertriebs- und Marketingfunktionen; gute Kenntnisse der Anforderungen und Treiber in Finance, Supply Chain und Field Sales. Sehr gute MS-Office-Kenntnisse. Sicherer Umgang mit Nielsen-, YouGov- oder vergleichbaren Analyse-Tools sowie Kundenportalen. Das bringst du außerdem mit Ausgeprägte analytische und strategische Denkweise sowie die Fähigkeit, langfristige Category-Visionen in konkrete Maßnahmen und Strategien zu übersetzen. Hohe Eigenverantwortung und Umsetzungsstärke mit der Fähigkeit, Prioritäten zu setzen und mehrere Projekte parallel erfolgreich zu steuern. Hervorragende Stakeholder-Management- und Einflussfähigkeiten sowie die Fähigkeit, vertrauensvolle Beziehungen über verschiedene Funktionen, Hierarchieebenen, Kunden und externe Partner hinweg aufzubauen. Starke Kommunikations- und Präsentationsfähigkeiten sowie eine selbstständige, souveräne und flexible Arbeitsweise. Proaktives und innovatives Denken mit einem Gespür für Wachstumschancen und der Fähigkeit, strategische Themen aktiv voranzutreiben. Ausgeprägte Organisations-, Planungs- und Projektmanagementfähigkeiten. Starke Erfahrung in der funktionsübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit und im direkten Kundenkontakt. Fähigkeit, Kommunikationsstil und Arbeitsweise an unterschiedliche Stakeholder und Geschäftssituationen anzupassen und dabei kommerzielle sowie markenstrategische Perspektiven in Einklang zu bringen. Ausgeprägte analytische Fähigkeiten, um verschiedene Datenquellen zu nutzen, Wachstumspotenziale zu identifizieren und daraus konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen abzuleiten.

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