Portfolio Manager

Job Description

Job Description:

Location: Warsaw, Prague or Bucharest 🐱🐶🐕🐈‍⬛🐾

The role exists to deploy, lead and govern the plans to enable delivery of our business strategies for respective product portfolio 🐱( innovation,renovation, simplification for growth).

The role orchestrates PNE commercial strategy translation into Cluster portfolio plans and translates brand plans into execution plans to be deployed in partnership with the x-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities 🐾:

Portfolio Strategy & Simplification for Growth

• Lead the development and deployment of portfolio strategies across cluster markets, driving growth through innovation, renovation, and simplification for growth agenda, guided by PNE Growth Strategy.

• Act as a portfolio performance champion, identifying gaps, unlocking opportunities, and ensuring alignment with regional and local priorities.

• Drive a scaled, CE Cluster approach, moving beyond fragmented market execution - Role model Fewer Bigger Better approach.

Portfolio Governance & Deployment planning

• Own portfolio plan alignment and deployment through key signature processes e.g. S2W,Innovation and portfolio deployment stagegates, S&OP+ etc.

• Establish and lead structured governance and alignment processes to track and follow-through performance, manage trade-offs, and ensure delivery against strategic objectives with local and regional teams.

Execution & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Achieve Excellence in Execution role modeling high performance culture via robust x-functional collaboration with Cluster and regional Teams.

• Partner with regional teams to align on portfolio decisions, execution roadmaps and support needed – critical member of PDM calls and Regional Cluster Connects.

• Translate portfolio and brand strategies into clear, actionable plans and ensure end-to-end delivery and follow-through

• Embed structured follow-through processes into S&OP+ to ensure visibility, accountability, and speed of execution.

• Orchestrate best in class trade stories and deployment plans leveraging category insights, brand strategies supported by executional plans per initiative (innovation, renovation etc)

Performance Analytics & Value Delivery

• Lead portfolio performance tracking through KPI scorecards, financial analysis, and growth bridge insights

• Proactively manage Risk&Opp assessment and drive supporting actions for acceleration/gap closing.

What are we looking for ⚞ • ⚟?

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field.

• Strong proven experience in FMCG marketing, category management, or business strategy, ideally in a regional or cluster role.

• Proven ability to manage complex projects, drive strategic initiatives, and influence cross-functional teams.

• Strong analytical mindset with experience in category insights, financial analysis, and performance tracking.

• Experience in working across multiple markets, preferably within Central Europe (CE), with a strong understanding of regional dynamics.

• Excellent stakeholder management and coordination skills, strong follow-through mindset.

• Able to build network and influence

What can you expect from us 🐈?

• Attractive compensation and benefits package tailored to your location.

• Career development support through a personalized growth plan.

• The opportunity to participate in volunteering initiatives during working hours.

• A pet-friendly office environment.