Category Manager

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Category Manager to play a pivotal role in ensuring the strategic execution and commercial health of our CLIF brand across the Mondelēz Europe (MEU) region. This critical role will be instrumental in leading our commercial planning processes, embedding analytical and category-led thinking, and driving efficient and effective IBP processes. The ideal candidate will be a highly analytical and collaborative leader with a proven track record in category management, commercial governance, and strategic planning, ready to contribute significantly to CLIF's future success.

How you will contribute

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement category growth models to inform strategic decisions, drive market share expansion, and enhance CLIF's category presence. 

• Deploying the CLIF brand's regional sales strategy across the MEU, ensuring strategic coherence and implementation through robust governance frameworks. 

• Serve as the SMAP (Sales & Marketing Activity Plan) process owner for CLIF, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and cross-functional alignment. 

• Lead and execute range reviews, leveraging consumer and market insights to optimize product assortment and identify growth opportunities. 

• Ensures the sufficiency and efficiency of the 6–18-month commercial horizon for the CLIF brand across MEU. 

• Act as the Commercial Governance and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process lead for CLIF, driving alignment and effective execution. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in sales revenue planning, category development, and corporate account management to achieve business objectives. 

What you will bring

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement effective category growth models and conduct comprehensive category analysis. 

• Experience in deploying and governing sales strategies across multiple channels/markets  

• Ability to communicate strategically and effectively across remote teams and functions (e.g., UK, Germany) in an open, honest, transparent, and authentic way. 

• High level of ownership for actions, behaviors, and contributions while inspiring and motivating self and others. 

• Strong commercial business acumen, with solid commercial experience (5+ years) specifically in commercial planning, governance, and/or category management. 

• Proven expertise in leading and owning key commercial processes such as IBP and SMAP. 

• Cross-functional experience in areas such as sales revenue planning and category development is highly preferred.  

Desired Traits: 

• Passionate & Accountable: Drives results with enthusiasm and takes ownership of outcomes in commercial planning and category performance. 

• Comfort Dealing with Ambiguity: Adapts quickly to changing market environments and navigates uncertainty effectively in strategic planning. 

• Humble and Collaborative: Works effectively with others, values diverse perspectives, and contributes to a positive, integrated team environment. 





The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz  Europe GmbH, Switzerland.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth-watering iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita, LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Green & Blacks, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts, Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

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