Portfolio Manager

**The Role**:
**Your Contribution**:
Be Yourself. Be Open. Stay Hungry and Humble. Collaborate. Challenge. Decide and just Do. These are the behaviors you’ll need for success at Logitech. In this role you will:

- Use market insights from country organization to translate global and regional Promo & category strategies into effective campaigns and activities in the European markets
- Partner with GCO category organization and act as daily point of contact on portfolio optimization
- Manage & integrate key partnerships to amplify the Logitech category and marketing messages
- Align strategies, campaigns, execution and performance KPIs with country lead & country teams
- In conjunction with the Head of Personal Workspace, deliver KPIs of products in Personal Workspace achieving the revenue & profitability targets and strategic objectives
- Provide Head of Category with key insight and detailed analysis to support NPI launches for key products in Europe
- Drive implementation & execution of campaigns with Personal Workspace Marketing Manager & country teams
- Act as business partner for commercial aspects of the Personal Workspace category with the country points of contact, esp. for market performance analysis (GFK), strategy development & presentation, identification of new opportunities and business performance
- Drive cross country collaboration, share best practice and modify successful activities for execution in other countries, channels or customers
- Drive efficient distribution models: Proactively support and challenge Country contacts for key partners in the development of their portfolio, ranges and space allocations
- Conduct regular video call meetings with country points of contact including Marketing Manager, Account Managers.
- Conduct regular on-site meetings with customers and country teams (~30-40% travel)
- Be a brand ambassador for Personal Workspace

**Your Skills**:
For consideration, you must bring the following skills and behaviors to our team:

- 8+ years of international portfolio and category experience from leading FMCG/CE/ Consumer centric companies.
- Strong P&L/portfolio awareness and business analysis skills
- High strategic capabilities to both provide input to the development of global strategic plans and translate those plans into commercial category strategies.
- Able to articulate and commercialize NPIs and to engage with both the Global teams and countries to ensure execution of the strategy.
- Passion for consumers and shoppers needs aligned with strong business dynamics
- Experience having worked in matrix structure
- Experience building brand value, strategy recommendations and successfully growing a product line.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence business, brand, marketing, category strategy across the organization, is required.- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse teams, both functionally and geographically is critical.
- Ability to view issues from a broad strategic perspective and strong experience in problem solving, influencing and decision making.
- Organizational savvy to understand how to get things done in a matrix organization.
- Self-management skills and self-starter attitude.
- English fluent verbally and written is a must.
- Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance, MBA is a plus.

Logitech is the sweet spot for people who are passionate about products, making a mark, and having fun doing it. As a company, we’re small and flexible enough for every person to take initiative and make things happen. But we’re big enough in our portfolio, and reach, for those actions to have a global impact. That’s a pretty sweet spot to be in and we’re always striving to keep it that way.
- “All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.”_

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