Product Manager

• HBO or university level of professional and intellectual ability
• Relevant experience in product management, category management, or a similar commercial role, preferably in retail or FMCG
• Strong commercial insight and skilled in analyzing sales, customer, market, and competitor data and translating this into concrete improvement actions.
• Takes ownership, dares to make choices, and knows how to translate analyses, customer insights, and trends into concrete improvements in assortment and commercial performance
• Creative and entrepreneurial in developing new products, assortments, and commercial concepts
• Experience with product development, assortment management, pricing, and promotion processes
• Skilled in Excel and working with commercial systems, dashboards, and data analysis tools, and capable of translating insights into concrete commercial actions
• Strong project management skills and capable of coordinating multiple product and assortment projects simultaneously
• Affinity with digital developments, data, and AI applications, and curious about the use of new technologies to obtain better insights, set up processes more efficiently, and make stronger commercial decisions
• Excellent command of the Dutch and English languages.

At HEMA, you learn the trade in an environment where people truly work together. You will receive good guidance, get feedback that is actually useful, and gain valuable experience. Whether you are looking for an internship or an apprenticeship: you are welcome with us. Additionally, at HEMA you receive:

• 💸 A good salary appropriate to your knowledge and experience.
• 🌴 182.4 vacation hours (based on 38 hours) and 8% holiday allowance, so you can recharge in time.
• 🎯 A variable reward of up to 2.2% of your annual salary - depending on the collective result.
• 🛍️ 15% staff discount on all your HEMA favorites - from cream puffs to towels and notebooks.
• 🧓 A good pension scheme, so you are well-situated later on as well.
• 🚗 Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometer (from 10 km one way up to max. 30 km)
• 🎡 Access to the 'benefits at work' platform, with discounts on top brands, day trips, and other extras that make life more enjoyable.

Within your category, you are the commercial engine behind the assortment. Together with the Category Manager, you translate the category strategy into daily practice: you manage the assortment at item and product group level and ensure that introductions, swaps, and delistings land in all sales channels in a timely, correct, and complete manner. You actively drive revenue, margin, sell-through, and customer experience. You analyze performance, identify opportunities and risks, and come up with substantiated proposals for the introduction, optimization, or phasing out of products. In doing so, you take ownership of the commercial results of your category. You are responsible for product development and introductions and translate customer needs and collection plans into concrete product specifications and commercially strong products. To achieve this, you work closely with suppliers and various internal stakeholders such as our Purchasing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, E-commerce, and Formula teams. You analyze market, competitor, and sales data and translate them into clear recommendations. Additionally, you manage the execution of pricing and promotion policies, monitor correct and up-to-date product information, and drive improvements in processes and collaboration. This is how you keep your category commercially sharp and future-proof.

You are commercial, accurate, and result-oriented. You combine a strong sense for products, customer needs, and trends with a data-driven way of working. You use sales, customer, and market insights to identify opportunities, improve assortments, and make substantiated choices. You are creative in developing new products and concepts, and you know how to translate ideas into concrete results. In doing so, you always keep an eye on quality, planning, margins, and customer value. You work in a structured manner, take ownership of your activities, and know how to effectively involve internal and external stakeholders in the development process. Furthermore, you recognize yourself in the following: