Manager, Category Marketing

2 weeks ago

Belgrade, Central Serbia Ball Full time €60,000 - €120,000 per year
Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe
Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Category Marketing Manager to join our regional marketing team and help drive category growth across EMEA. This is a strategic leadership role where you will develop and execute innovative marketing initiatives that create value for our customers, strengthen our market position, and support organizational objectives. Working closely with senior leadership, commercial, insights, and innovation teams, you will transform consumer and customer insights into compelling category strategies and impactful campaigns that fuel growth and innovation.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Develop comprehensive category marketing strategies aligned with business goals
  • Collaborate with the Insights team to conduct market research and analyze trends and identify new opportunities for market expansion
  • Build and maintain regional category POVs (market size, customer needs, competitive dynamics)
  • Provide insights to support the innovation pipeline and go-to-market priorities
  • Lead customer pitches and T2T engagements, creating tailored value propositions and "perfect pitches"
  • Work with communications teams to design integrated marketing campaigns across digital, social, and traditional channels
  • Manage marketing budgets, monitor performance, and optimize campaigns based on KPIs
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (strategy, commercial, finance, innovation) to ensure alignment
  • Collaborate with agencies, vendors, and external partners to deliver impactful campaigns
  • Actively participate in global communities of practice, sharing expertise and mentoring colleagues
  • Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Track, measure, and report campaign performance against strategic objectives
  • Provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement

What We Are Looking For?

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field
  • At least 5 years' experience in strategic marketing roles, with a proven track record of building and executing successful marketing strategies
  • Strong analytical ability with experience interpreting data and insights to drive decisions
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and collaborate
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build trust with stakeholders
  • Creative problem-solving mindset with a results-oriented approach
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
  • Knowledge of marketing tools, software, and Microsoft Office suite
  • Awareness of industry trends, best practices, and emerging marketing technologies
  • Proficiency in English

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
 

No agencies please.

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