Netherlands, RIJSWIJK ZH
Category Strategy Manager Specialized Nutrition
business_center 5+ years
business Rijswijk (Hybrid with flexibility to work from Utrecht and Hoofddorp)
calendar_month 19 februari 2026
Category Strategy Manager Specialized Nutrition
Job description
Danone is looking for a Category Strategy Manager within Specialized Nutrition (SN Consumer) in the Netherlands. This is a newly created role within the infant nutrition team, designed to strengthen the strategic foundation of the category and ensure long-term growth for leading brands such as Nutrilon and Olvarit. Operating in a highly competitive and regulated FMCG environment, this role sits at the heart of category vision, data analysis and cross-functional alignment. You will define where the infant category is heading over the next three to five years and translate market data, shopper insights and innovation pipelines into a clear and actionable strategic direction. Unlike traditional category roles, this position does not involve direct customer management. Instead, you act as the internal strategic anchor - building the category vision, shaping trade stories and ensuring alignment across Sales, Marketing, Insights and Global teams. It is a role for someone who combines analytical depth with structured strategic thinking and enjoys influencing decision-making from within the organisation.
If you are motivated by building frameworks, translating complexity into clarity and shaping the future of a leading FMCG category, this role offers both impact and autonomy.
The organisation offers
- A strategically pivotal role within a leading FMCG category - Direct impact on shaping and activating the long-term category vision and strategic direction - An international, purpose-driven organisation with strong local ownership - Hybrid working model with Rijswijk as commercial base - A high degree of autonomy and responsibility in shaping, structuring and professionalising this ne...
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