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Market Intelligence & Category Strategy Lead

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  • Level
    Lead
  • Job Field
    BI, Project
  • Employment Type
    Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Permanent employment
  • Location
    Geislingen
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this position, you will develop a comprehensive market intelligence strategy, manage and mentor a team member, analyze relevant data sources, and create clear, actionable insights for senior management.

    Job Technologies

    Your role in the team

    • Develop a comprehensive market intelligence strategy in alignment with global senior stakeholders.
    • Manage and mentor a market intelligence analyst, fostering a high-performance mindset.
    • Collaborate with teams in North America and China to share best practices and data resources.
    • Promote a data-driven culture by ensuring data accessibility, usability, and providing training where needed.
    • Identify, evaluate, and manage data sources and external providers, including budget allocation.
    • Build and maintain qualitative and quantitative databases on consumers, customers, markets, and competitors.
    • Analyze trends, patterns, and opportunities and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
    • Summarize major industry category trends and customer insights to derive strategic implications and actions.
    • Collaborate closely with internal teams (product management, service, digital, market intelligence, sales) to define relevant action plans.
    • Develop a category management platform to promote the right assortment and execution to customers.
    • Define and implement methodologies for market sizing, market share, and growth analysis in key product segments.
    • Create standardized approaches for tailored market potential analyses to support product development business cases.
    • Handle ad-hoc analysis requests based on business priorities.
    • Prepare high-quality insights, strategic briefings, reports, and presentations on key segments and competitive landscapes.
    • Lead and facilitate cross-functional meetings, driving discussions and building strong relationships across departments.

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    Our expectations of you

    Education

    • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred in data analytics, business/strategy, finance, or economics.

    Qualifications

    • Proven track record in managing complex, cross-functional projects.
    • Consulting background and knowledge of coffee or beverage equipment are nice-to-have assets.
    • Strong analytical abilities with proficiency in qualitative and quantitative analysis; advanced Excel skills (BI tools, Marketo, Google Analytics a plus).
    • Excellent communication and storytelling skills to translate complex data into clear insights.
    • Strategic thinking with the ability to identify risks and opportunities and link them to business goals.
    • Effective stakeholder management and the ability to promote data-driven decision-making across teams.
    • Strong project management skills from planning to delivery.
    • High curiosity, adaptability, structured thinking, and a strategic mindset.
    • Fluent in English (written and spoken); German and French are advantageous.

    Experience

    • Solid experience in market intelligence, data analysis, category management, and/or strategic planning.
    • Experience working in an international environment.

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    What we offer

    • Flexible working hours and models as well as mobile office options for a good work-life balance.
    • Personal development through development programs, training, or e-learning as well as professional mobility within the international Groupe SEB.
    • Generous employee discounts in the WMF online store and corporate benefits.
    • Excellent company restaurant with employee subsidy and a wide and varied range of food, kiosk, and food to go for your physical well-being.
    • Attractive salary package with Christmas and vacation bonuses and company pension scheme.
    • Health offers such as job bike leasing or advice for your health.
    • Which goes without saying for us: 30 days annual leave, a variety of employee events, free parking, and coffee & tea specialties.

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    Benefits

    Health, Fitness & Fun

    Work-Life-Integration

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    Job Locations

    • Location Geislingen

      72351 Baden-Württemberg

      Germany

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    Groupe SEB

    Groupe SEB

    Groupe SEB is a customer-oriented market leader in the household small appliances sector, with 35 brands represented in 150 countries worldwide. We take pride in offering our customers high-quality products on a global scale.

    Description

  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Trade
  • Logo Groupe SEB

    Market Intelligence & Category Strategy Lead

    Location
    Geislingen
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
    Diversity
    Open for all genders

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