CATEGORY MANAGER(S)
We are a team of over one hundred e-commerce professionals who are looking for Category Managers, who are experienced, knowledgeable and have a good commercial instinct, to grow our business in the Nordic countries. You will be responsible for your own category including purchasing and selection planning to meet market demand and customer needs with clear product competitive advantage. You are constantly developing the product range for both popular global brands and our own brands. As part of a growth company’s purchasing team, you will also be able to add value by developing processes. At the same time, you will learn the recipe of success in our company and take advantage of our innovative solutions.
We are expanding our operations to several new product areas and are now looking for a Category Managers for the cycling, outdoor and hiking categories, but it is also possible to organize the product category for you according to your experience and strengths.
What will you do?
• Maximize gross margin in your product area through product and product range development based on market demand data and the right pricing
• Analyzing consumer trends and identifying customer demand
• Purchasing planning and optimization of product availability, inventory turnover and working capital
• Development of competitiveness of the range and customer benefits
• Product information management
• Cooperation and negotiation with suppliers, as well as finding and tendering for new suppliers
• Responsible for import logistics together with our logistics team
• Cash and currency flow planning in collaboration with the finance team.
• Constantly looking for new successful product opportunities
What we expect from you?
• Understanding of margin formation and the importance of pricing and cost awareness
• Understanding value creation through product benefits and image
• Experience in product range development
• Competence in international procurement processes, delivery terms and negotiation skills
• Experience in e-commerce, retail and import logistics
• Product knowledge of cycling or outdoor and hiking products.
• Good oral and written English language skills
As an employee you are:
• Result-oriented
• Hands-on developer
• Systematic organizer and problem solver
• Capable of seeing the picture and strong prioritization skills
• Efficient in data processing and communication
• Strong team player
Strong competence and a productive approach to work will impress both your own team and inspire confidence in the professionals in our other operations. With well-defined processes, you can manage a large product range efficiently.
Why work for us?
Jymir Group offers you a great place to work as a Category Manager interested in development and willing to see the imprint of their own work by taking responsibility for the product category of a growth company. If you are happy and have a good service attitude, and you also have a brisk grip on practical implementation, you are the missing link in our team of top experts. In the role, you will be able to utilize your own strengths and increase your expertise. You get rewarding work in the area of well-being and exercise. You will join a charming and encouraging work community where helpful and knowledgeable colleagues will be waiting to familiarize you with the task. You have the opportunity to be involved in developing a comfortable workplace, at the same time developing yourself and being part of an exceptionally fast-growing growth story. In addition, you get good and evolving employee benefits.
Are you interested?
If you identified themes that inspired you to bring out the best in you and your talents, then join our knowledgeable and happy team and let us know what kind of colleague we would get from you!
Send us your application via the link below. Attach a CV and your salary request to the application. For more information on the position, please contact InHunt Group Oy Senior Headhunter Peter Koistinen tel. +358 500 668 633 or Senior Headhunter Juhana Gyllenbögel tel. +358 44 060 6665.
Jymir Group, who operates in Finland under the name Kuntokauppa.fi and in Sweden under Sportproffsen.se is a family-owned fast-growing Nordic eCommerce-driven omnichannel sporting goods retailer founded in 2007. The group offers well-known and high-quality brands and in addition it develops own brands, such as FitNord and Medinor. In the selection you can find over 3500 high-quality electric-bikes, treadmills, crosstrainers, rowing machines and other cardio equipment as well as a comprehensive range of body care products, watersports, home training and gym equipment. The main target group is consumers, but the company serves many businesses too. In addition to eCommerce, there are two stores in Finland (Tampere and Vantaa, Tammisto in the Helsinki area) and an office in Stockholm Sweden. A store unit will be launched in Stockholm in 2022.
The vision is to grow into the best company in the industry in the Nordic countries in terms of customer experience, employee experience, and profitable growth. At the core of the business model are strong eCommerce expertise, specialty store’s level of service and demand-based product and selection development. The business is run by a dynamic culture that encourages achievement and continuous development and with the mission – “wellbeing for people”.
As part of Jymir Group antidrug policy we will require a negative drug test. This small gesture aims to promote staff commitment to work in line with our mission and industry for the “wellbeing and health of people”.
