Head of Category Strategy Dach

**Job Description:** Ready to define the future of snacking? Shape the roadmap and lead the category strategy for our iconic Mars Snacking DACH portfolio. **What would be your key responsibilities?** * Translate the global category strategy into a locally relevant vision and growth agenda. * Develop insight-led category strategies and solutions that drive shopper engagement and sustainable business growth. * Lead and develop a high-performing team of min. 4 associates, fostering collaboration, capability building and continuous improvement. * Identify category, customer and channel opportunities through data, insights and market trends. * Partner with commercial and cross-functional teams to embed category strategies into customer plans and activations. * Drive excellence in retail execution through clear priorities, performance tracking and best-practice frameworks. * Champion the use of data, analytics and AI-enabled solutions to improve category performance and decision-making. * Influence senior stakeholders across local, regional and global teams to advance the category growth agenda. **What are we looking for?** * Extensive FMCG/CPG experience with a strong background in category strategy/management, commercial strategy or related functions. * Proven experience in senior category strategy/leadership and people management roles. * Demonstrated ability to build, develop and lead high-performing teams. * Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate insights into action. * Experience driving business transformation, change initiatives and continuous improvement programmes. * Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse functions and organisational levels. * Strong commercial acumen and sound business judgement. * Experience developing customer-centric category solutions and delivering sustainable business growth. * Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, complex and evolving environment. * Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken. **What can you expect from Mars?** * Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. * Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. * Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. * An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. #LI-SS2