**Your Job**
You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. **About Us**
Huggies®. Little Swimmers® DryNites® Depend® Scottex®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform - so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark. **Led by Purpose. Driven by You.** **About You**
As the Category Development Manager you will develop the Personal Care category in Italy and Iberia (Spain and Portugal). You will analyze industry and macro trends to develop strategies that drive the growth of clients' categories through brand development. You will manage vendor relationships, oversee pricing and promotions and ensure adequate inventory levels. Your goal will be to drive DPSM (Distribution, Pricing, Shelving, Merchandising) agenda, increase sales and profitability while maximizing consumer appeal and driving Rate of sales. You will report to the Senior Category Development Manager Italy and Iberia, Enterprise Markets (EM)



and you will be an individual contributor (no direct reports). YOUR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: - Define and implement category strategy based on market, channel, client, and shopper insights to identify new growth opportunities.
- Lead joint category development with internal and external stakeholders, building strong retailer relationships to drive category growth.
- Monitor performance of categories and key brands using Nielsen and sell-out data, providing regular updates.
- Develop commercial plans for channels and customers using the DPSM framework (Distribution, Pricing, Shelving, Merchandising).
- Support forecasting and budgeting with data-driven inputs, aligning annual budgets by category and customer with financial and brand goals.
- Drive portfolio and pricing strategy in collaboration with the Revenue Management (RGM) team, identifying profitable growth opportunities and optimizing channel mix.
- Lead assortment reviews and merchandising recommendations for the Commercial team.
- Enable operational excellence by supporting the use of category and RGM tools, including promo validation and ROI (Return on Investment) analysis. WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU: - Previous experience in Trade Marketing, ideally gained within FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) and Retail/GDO environments. Preferred background in Sales and/or Revenue Management.
- Good knowledge of category management principles, pricing strategies, price elasticity,



category strategies and drivers, DPSM (Distribution, Pricing, Shelving, Merchandising) and shopper/consumer profiles' management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
- Knowledge of advanced statistical methods (Excel, pivot tables, conditional formatting), predictive modeling, & financial analysis.
- Proven ability to work impactfully across diverse cultures and organizations, with cross-functional and geographically remote teams, including Financial, Trade, Sales and Marketing leaders.
- Languages: English and Italian fluent; Spanish Upper-Intermediate **We Offer**
We want to grow together with you - which is why we offer attractive developing opportunities. You will work in a pleasant and open environment with a global character, where cooperation is very important to us. - Attractive market-oriented remuneration
- Success-based premio
- SharePlus Program - Equity Participation
- Corporate benefits
- Health insurance
- Accident insurance **To Be Considered** **Please submit your CV in English as it will be considered by English speakers.** In the meantime, please check out the careers website. LI-Hybrid **And finally, the fine print.**
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified ap

📌 Category Development Manager (Torino)
🏢 Kimberly-Clark
📍 Torino