Group Product Manager F/M

Group Product Manager F/M

Are you excited for your new career adventure? We are looking for a Group Product Manager to join our Group Merchandising team based in Marly (59), France. Lyreco is moving forward on a core office centralization project on Core Office Supplies (General Office, Tech, Print) that will strongly change the game in the way of working with our suppliers and with our subsidiaries in terms of category management and buying strategy. That is why we are seeking two motivated, dynamic and optimistic teammates, ready to take on new challenges!

About Lyreco

The Lyreco Group is the European leader and the third largest distributor of workplace products and services in the world. A privately-owned company since 1926, Lyreco is now present in 25 countries, operating in 40 different countries across the globe.

A global workplace solutions company with 12,000 employees, Lyreco’s mission is to deliver sustainably what any workplace needs, so its people can focus on what matters most. We are pioneers, today and tomorrow, in delivering what any workplace needs, from workplace products to services, anywhere you work. We are active in the areas of office supplies, print services and consumables, PPE and safety solutions, coffee and catering, hygiene and cleaning, furniture and ergonomics solutions, and wellbeing services.

YOUR MISSIONS:

Define & execute the strategy & vision in collaboration with the Group Category Manager for your product category according to the overall Lyreco strategy to reach company sales, profitability, and sustainability targets.

• Create the long-term vision and strategy for the category.
• Communicate and sell the vision and strategy to the business, ensuring full alignment.
• Define the needs of the Category to group departments in order to steer the right activities around the Category (customer experience, digital, sales go-to-market, etc.).
• Work with Group Market Manager & Group Category Manager to define & execute Group Own label strategy.
• Build and follow-up action plans aligned with the Category strategy to deliver expected results.

Group Supplier management – sourcing to contract.

• The Group Product Manager has good Supplier market knowledge and understanding to constantly drive for new Customer, Category & Commercial opportunities. Source and select the best suppliers fitting Lyreco’s requirements.
• The Group Product Manager prepares, launches, and manages key tenders/RFQ (request for quotes) if needed.
• The Group Product Manager negotiates prices as well as trading terms and conditions.
• Challenge & optimize our group suppliers’ performance.
• In collaboration with Group Marketing Support Officers, ensure that suppliers are providing the right information when needed.

Group Product Assortment management.

• The Group Product Manager is responsible for the Group Assortment selection in line with the Category strategy and customers’ needs.
• The Group Product Manager will identify gaps in the offer and constantly look for new opportunities in products but also services, while driving optimum stock and product availability through Group supplier partners – aiming for first to market innovation wherever possible.
• The Group Product Manager, in collaboration with the Group Marketing Support Officer within their team, is responsible for correct information for the common range.
• Support the Group Sustainability policy for the Group products and supplier selection & delivering a roadmap that hits our ‘90% by 2026 business goal.

Support Local marketing teams in the implementation of the strategy.

• Ensure that local and group strategies are coherent and aligned.
• Regularly visit subsidiaries to follow up on action plans.
• Bring Category knowledge to the subsidiaries and identify the key insights of their market to create the best category management approach possible.
• Work closely with subsidiaries identified as pilots in key projects.
• Recommend the selling price positioning, margin expectation, and communicate it to the local product managers.
• Provide proper training material/knowledge for local marketing teams.

Participation in projects

• Lead transversal project activities within the Group Product & Services Team.
• Join projects as a representative of Group Product & Services with other group/local functions.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Master's degree
• 5 years of experience minimum in Category Management and/or Purchasing in an international context.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills & ability to prioritize/set an action plan
• Ability and affinity to negotiation
• Proactive to solve issues
• Reliable & responsible (respect of confidentiality)
• A team player able to build relationships and work closely with all stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Positive attitude, able to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Demonstrate the Lyreco values at all times: Excellence, Respect, Agility, Passion
• Ability to influence others, and ‘take people with you’
• A natural leader, who creates a culture of trust and transparency
• Fluent professional English, both verbal and written (TOEIC English level: 800+)

REASONS TO JOIN LYRECO:

• A full-time job in a dynamic, passionate, international team
• Competitive salary
• Hybrid work model
• Pension plan
• Personal growth budget

If the above job description interests you and you think you are a good fit, please send your CV! We look forward to receiving your application.