Category Manager

What will you do?

Will you be our data-driven Category Manager? Strengthen our team and together take charge of the parts range for Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, CUPRA and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in the Netherlands!

As Category Manager, you will be responsible for various product categories and one or more of our leading brands. You will be responsible for managing your own range of parts and ensure optimal pricing, margins and sales results. To this end, you work closely with various stakeholders: manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and various internal teams, including logistics and support.

• Analysing sales and margins for your categories.

• Develop and implement strategies to increase sales.

• Ensuring the right assortment, benchmarking and pricing.

• Optimising the availability of product groups.

• Switching between the factory and our brands for your product categories.

• Supporting repair and maintenance propositions in collaboration with Service Marketers and fellow Category Managers.

What do we ask of you?

• HBO/WO work and thinking level

• At least 3 years' work experience in a similar or related position

Competencies:

• You have an entrepreneurial attitude and know how to get others on board

• Excellent communication skills

• You have strong analytical skills and can translate data and analysis into concrete opportunities

• You are able to organise your own work and prioritise well

• You can switch effectively between different interests and stakeholders and know how to get results

*Not all ticks? No problem! In this role, there is room to develop (further). We are looking for people who want to discover and use their talents within Automotive.

What do we offer?

We offer our employees freedom, trust and many responsibilities. People who enjoy their work perform better and come up with new ideas. In addition, we offer a great benefits package that includes:

• Salary from €3,800 gross per month (based on 40 hours and depending on relevant work experience);

• Great balance between work and leisure with a minimum of 32 days' holiday (based on 40 hours)

• Individual choice budget where you choose between extra salary or extra holidays

• Various bonuses, such as a Christmas bonus increasing to 4% based on years of service, a 4% Christmas bonus and an annual one-off payment

• Flexible working hours and places, including the possibility to work partly from home with laptop, smartphone, home office furniture, home office allowance

• Travel allowance and access to all public transport with just one card thanks to Shuttel

• Informal working atmosphere where team building and fun are high on the agenda

• Every chance to develop yourself through various training and development opportunities

• Good Pon pension scheme

• Collective health insurance with employer contribution

• Pon Fit: free participation in boot camps, medical check-ups, company physiotherapy, cycling and cycling tours, padel, golf clinics and much more

• Employee discounts on various Pon products and services, such as bicycles and private lease

• Opportunities to contribute socially in the Netherlands and worldwide through ‘Move to Help’

About the organisation:

If you choose Category Management, then in addition to the nicest colleagues, you also choose ‘the world of Pon’ where passion for our strong brands and entrepreneurship are central. Pon is one of the Netherlands' largest family-run companies and an international trade and service organisation in the field of mobility. Worldwide, Pon employs over 15,000 colleagues in 34 countries.

Pon Automotive has more than 100 years of experience in the automotive industry. What started as a sewing machine business in 1895 quickly grew into a leading player in the import and distribution of vehicles. Pon Automotive includes the well-known car brands Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, CUPRA and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

Other information:

Are you excited by this vacancy and would you like to come and enrich our team with your energy? Send us your CV and motivation immediately by clicking ‘Apply’ at the top of the page! Any further questions? Then feel free to contact Nannie Vermeer, Team Manager Category Management Parts (06 82321380 or via nannie.vermeer@pon.com).