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Category Leadership & Display Manager - SSA

KEN-Nairobi-Nairobi

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Seniority
Lead / management
Country
KE
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
30 Sept 2026

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Job Description:

Category Leadership & Display Manager SSA – Mars Snacking Nairobi, Kenya

As a Category Leadership & Display Manager at Mars, you will be responsible for driving the growth of the Snacking Category by improving our in-store presence, coverage, and physical availability. Reporting to the Customer Growth Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, you will seek out display opportunities, deliver customer-focused solutions, and build strong partnerships with our customers to accelerate category growth.

What are we looking for?

  • A Bachelor's Degree.
  • 1-3 years of graduate experience; experience in the FMCG sector is an advantage but not essential.
  • A collaborative and customer-focused individual who can effectively analyze data, identify insights, and translate them into successful customer projects.
  • Someone with strong planning and alignment skills, who can manage complexity and ensure accountability in a dynamic environment.
  • An eagerness to learn from peers, share best practices, and drive continuous improvement.

What would be your key responsibilities?

  • Develop insight-led category solutions to improve shopper conversion and strengthen the physical availability of our products.
  • Lead customer category projects, using data to identify growth opportunities and recommend assortment and planogram solutions.
  • Develop, test, and deploy creative display solutions across main aisles, checkouts, and interruption points to maximize sales.
  • Partner with internal teams (Sales, Marketing, Finance) and external stakeholders (suppliers, retailers) to shape and execute customer concepts.
  • Identify and scale display innovations and best practices across the Sub-Saharan Africa region and the Global Display team.
  • Manage display materials, agency quality, and budgets to improve ROI and ensure timely execution.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
  • Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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