Senior Manager, Private Label - Stockholm (parental leave cover)

Om jobbet

Are you ready to make a significant impact on our operations? Are you experienced in cross-functional alignment and customer partnerships?

Arla Foods is looking for a dedicated and skilled individual to join our team as a Senior Manager - Private Label. This is a parental leave cover until August 2027.

How you will make an impact

I this role, you will lead the Private Label agenda according to a defined Private Label strategy and principle guidelines, delivering results that have a significant impact on our SE operation. You will

• Drive cross-functional alignment and guide decision-making between existing Private Label contracts and new opportunities to optimize EBIT.
• Be the Private Label expert and use Private Label as a catalyst in optimizing the E2E Arla business impact on the full value chain leading to optimized EBIT.
• Utilize being the Private Label expert and identify, align, and sign off Private Label opportunities that are according to strategic principles with senior leadership including track set KPIs and progress on a monthly basis.
• Lead and drive the Arla PL agenda, implementing and upholding our Ways of Working (WoW). Act as the cross-functional voice of PL and ensure that key functions (Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance) are accountable for delivering according to strategic guidelines, PL ambitions, and set targets.
• Lead the required development to deliver short and long term Private Label ambition. For example, identifying the benefits and requirements for converting non-SE origin to SE-origin and ensuring alignment with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with relevant functions (NRM, Category, BUs) to develop relevant enablers within the Private Label business, ie tools, pricing strategy, portfolio development to optimize net revenue and guide execution by customer teams.
• Anticipate the need for change, set the direction, and lead the organization towards achieving targets through effective change management.

You will report to out Vice President of Sales and work closely with Finance Business Partners, our Customer teams, Supply Chain, and Marketing. In this role, you will have one direct report.

What will make you successful

We're looking for a skilled doer with experience in Private Label.

We believe you have

• A Master's degree in Finance or Business Management (or a related field) or equivalent experience
• Years of experience in FMCG and grocery retail is a must
• Experience as buyer is a merit
• Leadership skills, with experience leading teams (formal or informal).
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Proficiency in relevant systems and programs (AC Nielsen, PBI - Office, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge in NRM/NGR
• Good understanding of commercial business, including knowledge of P&L
• Experience and good knowledge of the Swedish retail market and the total value chain (from innovation and production to sales).
• High proficiency in written and spoken Swedish and English.

As a person, you are highly analytical (data and problem-solving) with great communication skills. You are great at self-leadership with the ability to maintain a high level of structure and attention to detail. Moreover, you are a strategic thinker with execution focus and used of working cross functional.

What do we offer?

In this role, you'll step into one of Arla's most strategically important growth areas. Private Label plays a key role in strengthening our position in the Swedish market, and you will have real influence on shaping its future direction. You'll join a collaborative, forward-leaning organisation where your expertise will directly impact our commercial success-and where you'll be trusted to drive meaningful change across functions and the full value chain.

Arla Foods has collective agreements, and we always ensure to offer good and competitive working conditions. In addition to that, safety and working environment are our top priorities, which is why we, among other things, conduct random drug and alcohol tests.

Would you like to join us?

Please apply as soon as possible as we will process applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found. For additional information, please contact Senior Director, Pernilla Lööb at pelhi@arlafoods.com.

Please be aware that any applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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