Temporary Category Management Planner Food

At Avolta (SIX: AVOL), our people are at the driving force behind our success. With a team of over 76,000 individuals representing more than 150 nationalities, we are a truly global company driven by passion, innovation, and excellence.

Born from the combination of Dufry and Autogrill, Avolta is redefining the travel experience through the dedication and expertise of our diverse workforce. Across 73 countries and 1,000 locations, our teams bring energy, creativity, and commitment to delivering world-class travel retail and food & beverage experiences.

We operate across multiple channels - including airports, motorways, cruise ships, ports, railways, and more - offering endless opportunities for collaboration and growth. Our people are empowered to make an impact, supported by a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation.

Sustainability and social responsibility are embedded in our strategy, ensuring we grow in a way that benefits both our employees and the communities we serve.

Are you looking for a dynamic, international career where your contributions truly matter? Join Avolta and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of travel - together.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Category Management Planner supports the execution of the Category Management strategy across countries and regions, ensuring effective assortment management, promotional activities, retail execution and commercial planning.

The role works closely with Global and Regional Category Management teams, A&P, Commercial, Supply Chain, Marketing, local teams and vendors to ensure accurate execution of category plans, strong product availability and consistent in-store implementation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assortment Management: Support the listing and delisting process for manufacturers, brands and items, ensuring that the active assortment is accurate and up to date across countries and logistics platforms.
• Range Reviews: Support the preparation and execution of range reviews in collaboration with Category Management teams.
• Promotions & Advertising: Set up promotional activities and advertising fees in the relevant tools in line with agreed commercial plans and global brand agreements.
• A&P & Invoicing: Support the A&P invoicing process by validating calculations, identifying discrepancies and coordinating any required clarification.
• Promotional Execution: Coordinate with Supply Chain, global brands and local teams on demand planning, stock availability and the execution of promotional activities.
• Retail Execution: Coordinate with brands and local teams on stock, FOC goods, POS communication, fixtures and other elements required for in-store activations.
• Planograms: Support the definition, creation and maintenance of up-to-date planograms for key stores.
• Commercial Planning: Assist in the preparation and implementation of the Commercial Plan across countries.
• Reporting & Analysis: Support reporting processes and provide accurate data extraction, analysis and interpretation across systems and regions.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Entry-level profile; previous Travel Retail experience is considered an advantage.
• Professional proficiency in English is a must.
• Strong analytical skills and a financial problem-solving mindset.
• Comfortable working with data, including extracting, interpreting and analysing information from different systems and regions.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multicultural and geographically dispersed teams.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing business priorities.
• Structured approach to problem solving, with the ability to develop hypotheses, perform diagnostics and translate findings into meaningful insights.
• Self-driven, reliable and comfortable working independently.
• Strong team player, able to collaborate effectively across Category Management, A&P, Commercial, Supply Chain, Marketing and vendor teams.

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