Perrigo / ACO Hud Nordic

ACO HUD NORDIC AB is the leading skin care company in the Nordic region and is a part of the International OTC company OMEGA PHARMA with operations in 35 countries and a portfolio of more than 2 000 brands. The clear vision is to become the number 1 company in OTC for Pharmacies in Europe and the Nordics. Our wide range of products includes both Cosmetics and Health Solutions (medicines and OTC products). We develop modern products for the Nordic consumer both locally and centrally, and distribute exclusively in pharmacies throughout the Nordic region. The Nordic company has a turnover of 80 million Euro, 110 employees and about 35 brands in the portfolio. Innovation is the key driving force for future growth and forms a vital part in Omega Pharma’s strategy.

ASSIGNMENT

This role is key to Omega Pharma Nordic’s aggressive 5-year growth plan, with the objective of partnering with the top pharmacy customers across the Nordics to drive value within our prioritized categories. You will be part of the Nordic Commercial Strategy & Implementation (CS&I) team and work closely with Nordic Marketing, local Key Account Teams and Customer Marketing. You will report to the Head of Nordic CS&I and work at the Nordic headquarters, situated in northern Stockholm.

As overall Nordic responsible for category projects you will work to build Omega Pharma Nordic’s organizational capabilities in category management by leveraging your extensive knowledge and experience within this area. You will also serve as senior support in select key category projects with customers, which may span across the entire portfolio in pharmacies, from cosmetic skincare to major OTC categories.

Other areas of responsibility include:

• Spreading category insights internally and coaching category teams as senior expert of category management

• Developing Nordic strategy and plans for category projects, based on analysis of needs and opportunities within prioritized categories and key accounts

• Establishing and maintaining necessary processes and data sources required for successful category projects

Key metrics: P&L, market shares, pharmacy category growth

PROFILE

Experience

• Relevant university degree, preferably in Business or Marketing

• Minimum 5 years relevant FMCG experience from roles within, e.g., Category Management, Market Strategy & Planning (MS&P), strategic Key Account Management, and Customer Marketing

• Extensive experience from leading and implementing Category from retail supplier side, preferably from several Nordic markets

• Excellent business track record

Competence

• Strong analytical thinking; readily digests data to provide actionable and business oriented conclusions, based on, e.g., Nielsen, IMS, household panels, and shopper studies

• Strong strategic capability coupled with commercial orientation

• Strong ability to shift between strategic and executional areas of work

• Strong experience and interest in consumer/shopper behavior

Personality

• Natural leader and influencer

• Strong ability to collaborate and influence; able to easily establish rapport with a wide variety of people

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to convince an audience

• Goal oriented self-starter with a solutions driven approach

• Passion for winning, with high ambitions

• Enjoys a fast-paced environment and welcomes change

• Comfortable in taking calculated risks

OMEGA PHARMA NORDIC OFFERS

• The opportunity to be part of an exciting journey of business growth

• A highly passionate and ambitious team, working hard together to deliver category leading initiatives and innovation

• Working in a company with both local and international brand portfolios

• Decentralized organization with an honest, transparent and results oriented culture

• International career opportunities within the Omega Pharma Group

For more information please contact Andrea Strand: andrea.strand@headagent.se (076-307 38 11) or Mikael Vig: mikael.vig@headagent.se (073-324 52 70)