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Product & Category Manager (m/f/d) 80-100%
- 07 February 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Münchenstein
Job summary
Join ULLRICH, a third-generation family business blending tradition with innovation. This role offers a dynamic environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Manage product categories like Aperitif, Rum, and Vodka.
- Oversee sales and profitability for assigned categories.
- Develop and implement category strategies and pricing plans.
Skills
- Completed commercial education or degree in BWL, Marketing, etc.
- Strong analytical skills and understanding of numbers.
- Experience in product or category management, ideally in beverages.
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About the job
Welcome to ULLRICH!
As a dynamic family business in the third generation, we skillfully combine tradition with innovation: Paul Ullrich AG stands for outstanding selection, excellent service, and solid expertise. As an independent specialist retailer for fine wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic refreshments, we offer a wide range of first-class products from around the world throughout Switzerland. Our diverse clientele includes discerning private customers, restaurateurs, and selected resellers.
To complement our team in Category Management, we are looking for a immediately or by arrangement
Product & Category Manager 80-100% (m/f/d)
Here you will be bubbling with enthusiasm:
- Overall responsibility for defined product categories (e.g., aperitif, rum, liqueurs, and vodka)
- Sales, volume, and profit responsibility for the managed categories
- Development and implementation of category and assortment strategy
- Responsibility for pricing, margin control, promotion, and campaign planning
- Forecasting, budgeting, and ongoing performance and KPI monitoring
- Management of new launches, delistings, and portfolio clean-ups
- Market, competitor, and trend analyses to identify growth potentials
- Close collaboration with sales, key account management, marketing, and purchasing
- Maintenance and expansion of relationships with exclusive producers and brand partners
- Negotiation of terms, annual agreements, and assortment lists
- Active interface to the national and international beverage industry
This is what you have in your assortment:
- Completed commercial training or studies (business administration, marketing, or similar)
- Experience with or passion for spirits
- Several years of professional experience in product, category, or brand management, ideally in the beverage sector
- Proven experience with sales and profit responsibility
- Good analytical and conceptual skills
- Strong numerical understanding (contribution margins, margins, promotion mechanics)
- Confident in negotiation, structured, and decisive
- Entrepreneurial mindset, initiative, and hands-on mentality
- Very good German skills, good English skills; French or Italian an advantage
- Confident handling of MS Office; experience with ERP or BI systems an advantage
- Willingness to travel for about four trade fairs per year
This is what we have in store for you:
- High personal responsibility and varied tasks
- Family-run company
- 5 weeks of vacation
- Purchase discounts and employee events
- Training opportunities and generous social benefits
- Short decision-making paths and flat hierarchy
- Lots of room to bring in your personality and make a difference
Contact
HR Generalist
Paul Ullrich AG
Phone:+41 61 338 90 72
