Job Description
About The Nutriment Company.
At Nutriment Company we are entrepreneurs, visionaries and doers. We operate in one of the fastest growing segments of FMCG right now - pet food - and we are proud to be Europe's leading company within the natural premium segment. Our headquarters are in Stockholm and Düsseldorf, and we currently have around 400 employees spread across Europe. We generate 100+ million EUR turnover with strong profitability, and we are owned by the Nordic private equity company Axcel.
At The Nutriment Company, we have a highly motivated, ambitious, and fun team that aspires to take our company to the next level, as we expand at a high pace both through organic growth and acquisitions across Europe.
The role
We are now looking for a Manager in our Strategic Project team to take a key role in our expansion journey across Europe. You will report to the Head of M&A and Strategic Projects and work closely with our executive management team. The role is based in our headquarter in Düsseldorf and frequent travel across Europe on a need basis is expected.
As Manager in our Strategic Projects team at The Nutriment Company, you will be responsible for independently driving projects on all levels within the Nutriment Company organization, from projects initiated by central management and the board to being directly involved in projects with our many local brands.
Key responsibilities of you may include:
· Independently drive a variety of strategic projects across the group; for example:
- Optimize gross margins through group pricing and product mix shift initiatives
- Develop a group category management strategy to drive product innovation decisions across our different brands
- Develop a breeder program to drive brand choice
- Develop and execute on our indirect sales strategy and lead the expansion of The Nutriment Company outside of European core markets
- Assess our production and warehouse footprint and create tangible recommendations to optimize
- Assess and implement new tools and ways of working such as AI
- Support in the assessment and negotiation of group sourcing agreements
- Drive our ESG agenda
- Ensure exit readiness and group compliance
- Improve end-to-end customer experience across our brand portfolio
· Work closely with and and present key recommendations to executive management
· Prepare and lead workshops at Managing Director meetings or in our markets
This is a critical role to drive value creation and over time there will be opportunities to rotate into commercial or operational leadership roles in one of our business units.
Your profile
You will be a key player in our team, driving forward the most critical strategic projects with a high exposure to executive management. As such we are looking for the following profile:
- You have a minimum of 2-4 years of experience from management consulting, in-house project management or similar roles
- You are driven, structured, and have a proven ability to deliver results independently
- You have experience from working and communicating with executive stakeholders
- You are a team player with a strategic mind who does not shy away from taking on operational tasks and supporting your peers outside of your direct responsibilities
- You are curious and have a desire to continously learn
- You are fluent in spoken and written German and English.
What we offer
- Being part of a high growth company with an exciting role that sits at the core of our value creation agenda
- Unique level of exposure to executive management and local managing directors
- Attractive career path with clear possibility to grow into various leadership roles as the company grows
- Competitive salary including benefits
- Possibility to participate in owners-backed management incentive program
- Office in Düsseldorf