Food Preservation & Business Development Manager CA East

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Job Description

At Electrolux Group, our vision is to be the home appliance industry leader in consumer satisfaction by delivering outstanding lifetime experiences with solutions that always get better. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver more enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come, join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

Why Join Electrolux?

At Electrolux, you'll have the opportunity to influence a strategically important product category and shape new growth opportunities across CA East, while working within a truly global organisation committed to innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement.

About the Role:

As Product Line Food Preservation and Business Development Manager, you will lead the commercial performance of the Food Preservation category across CA East, with ownership of category growth, profitability, pricing, assortment strategy and market execution. In parallel, you will lead business development for the cluster, identifying and advancing opportunities that expand revenue, strengthen routes to market and create long-term value.

You will work closely with Sales, Marketing, Commercial, Finance, country organisations and Central Product Line teams to identify growth opportunities, optimise portfolio performance, develop business cases and ensure successful delivery of product launches, activation plans and strategic growth initiatives.

Combining strategic thinking with strong commercial execution, you will use consumer, customer, market and competitor insights to influence decision-making, enhance competitiveness and strengthen our market position across channels and markets.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially astute leader who enjoys driving category growth, building new business opportunities, influencing strategic direction and leading high-performing teams within a complex global matrix organisation.

What you’ll do:

As Product Line Food Preservation and Business Development Manager, you will:

· Define and drive the Food Preservation category strategy to deliver sustainable growth, increased market share and strong commercial performance across CA East.

· Lead the CA East Food Preservation category, with accountability for pricing, product portfolio, profitability and value creation across brands, markets and channels.

· Own category P&L performance, ensuring commercial decisions support both short- and long-term business success.

· Lead business development for CA East by identifying, assessing and advancing new revenue opportunities, strategic partnerships, routes to market and scalable commercial initiatives.

· Build robust business cases and opportunity pipelines, aligning priorities, investment requirements, risks and expected value with cluster and country leadership.

· Drive successful product launches and market activation plans, delivering strong in-market execution and measurable commercial impact.

· Analyse market trends, competitor activity, consumer behaviour and customer needs to identify opportunities and strengthen category competitiveness.

· Partner with central teams to influence future product development, innovation priorities and portfolio direction based on CA East market needs.

· Lead category planning, budgeting and strategic growth initiatives to support the cluster’s long-term ambitions.

· Build strong relationships across commercial, sales, marketing, finance, product and country teams, ensuring alignment and effective execution of business priorities.

· Act as the voice of the consumer, customer and CA East markets within the leadership team, using insights to shape category and growth decisions.

· Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team, creating a culture of ownership, collaboration, commercial curiosity and continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring:

We're looking for a strategic and commercially focused leader with a proven track record of delivering category growth, developing new business opportunities and converting strategy into business results across diverse markets.

Who you are:

· Significant commercial leadership experience within consumer goods, retail or similarly competitive and multi-market environments.

· Strong experience in category management, product management, commercial strategy, product line leadership or business development.

· Demonstrable experience owning and managing P&L performance and making investment choices based on value creation.

· Experience identifying growth opportunities, developing business cases and mobilising cross-functional teams to execute them.

· Strong financial and analytical capability, with the ability to translate insights into clear commercial action.

· Deep understanding of consumer behaviour, customer needs, market dynamics and multi-channel sales environments.

· A track record of influencing senior stakeholders and operating effectively across countries and within complex matrix organisations.

· Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

· Proven ability to build, inspire and develop high-performing teams.

· A growth mindset with the ability to balance strategic thinking, entrepreneurial opportunity development and operational execution.

Join Us

If you're a commercially driven category and business development leader who thrives on driving growth, shaping strategy and delivering market-leading consumer and customer experiences, we'd love to hear from you. Join Electrolux and help shape the future of Food Preservation and business growth across CA East.

As part of Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our group of leading appliance brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell household products in around 120 markets every year. In 2025 Electrolux Group had sales of SEK 131 billion and employed 39,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.