Private Label Development Manager

Purpose of the Role

As a Private Label Development Project Manager at BME Group, you hold a multifaceted role, responsible for firstly establishing export activities to then drive private label sales within targeted BME countries. You will establish the export activities to facilitate these operations, playing a key role in driving strategic initiatives, ensuring compliance with country-specific product and import requirements, and optimizing the supply chain through effective collaboration with internal teams and external partners. You will be supported by the private label development specialist.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Project Management: Develop a comprehensive Go-To-Market (GTM) plan including after-sales procedures and secure the necessary support from stakeholders to execute it effectively
• Assortment Development: Based on the existing product assortment, create a comprehensive export-oriented assortment and prioritize identification of opportunities for cost optimization within the assortment. Demonstrate a deep understanding of the technical standards mandated by local authorities within BME countries
• Pricing Strategy and Financial Oversight: Develop and implement a strategic pricing strategy aligned with business goals. Ensure accurate invoicing and compliance with pricing agreements, acting as the primary point of contact for pricing matters and dispute resolution
• Sales Support: Develop and implement a structured sales training program to acquaint our sales teams with the quality and purpose of Private Label introductions
• Market Analysis and Opportunity Identification: Conduct comprehensive market research and competitor analysis to identify opportunities for product assortment expansion and market penetration
• Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance: Oversee regulatory compliance, quality standards, and adherence to government regulations, ensuring that private label products meet all requirements
• Product Information and Localization: Ensure that all product information is available in local languages and align with legal requirements to drive growth in the BME countries
• Promotion and Branding: Oversee the creation of promotional materials and branding strategies to enhance the market presence and recognition of private label products
• Export and Shipping: Explore alternative models beyond Ex-Works, engaging in discussions and alignment with BME, OpCo, and Galvano functions for feasibility and implementation
• Transportation and Distribution Model: Ensure the establishment of a robust supply chain network connecting suppliers, HQ/Hub, and branches

Key Functional Competencies

• Action-oriented and result-driven with excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Strategic mindset with excellent analytical and conceptual skills
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Well-organised and structured, self-starter
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong personality with the ability to get things done through people
  • Pragmatic behavior, steps in whereas needed to get things done
  • Strong team spirit with the ability to connect with people
  • Driven, energetic and positive-minded
  • Flexible, agile and resilient
  • Entrepreneurial, results-driven and customer-focused
  • Takes ownership, is accountable, delivers on promises
  • High sense of integrity and business ethics
  • Intellectually curious in support of high learning agility: high level of IQ/EQ and drive and used these to get ahead at work. Learns fast, creates rapid impact in new environments, gets often more responsibilities and has moved through the ranks significantly quicker than most others

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Business, Supply Chain Management, or Marketing
• Proven experience in category management, in the sanitary or related industry
• Affinity for sanitary products and the sanitary market is a strict requirement
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Fluent in Dutch and English and ideally in German, or French as well
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural and cross-functional team environment
• A stable career track with clear career progression within a limited number of employers
• Experience with working in an international and matrix environment
• Eager and ambitious with the ability to go at least one level up
• At equal qualification diversity criteria will apply in the final selection process

Values

• Dare
• Care
• Do it
• Be real
• Win together

Location

Eindhoven and home-office, the Netherlands

Procedure

• Interview by Recruiter
• Interview with Galvano
• Interviews with BME
• Assessment
• Background and Reference check
• Final Interviews with MD Galvano

Acquisition by agencies is not appreciated. By applying for this role you agree to store your CV in our files and to share it within BME and operating companies during the recruitment process according to our policy.

You may submit a written request to careers@bme-group.com revoking your consent at any time.

SKILLS

Private Label

Strategic initiatives

Supply chain

FOR QUESTIONS

Raymond den Haan

Group Manager Talent Acquisition rdenhaan@bme-group.com