Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in one of the largest Beauty retailers in the Nordics? We're on the lookout for a talented Junior Category Manager to help drive our Makeup category to success!

Matas Group is a Nordic leader in beauty and wellness with a revenue of + 7.6 billion DKK, + 500 stores, + 4,000 employees, + 5 million loyalty members, and online shops in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Matas Group operates with two retail banners across the markets: Matas in Denmark and KICKS in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, offering a broad portfolio of external brands, own brands, and a focus on high service, personal, and expert advice. Matas Group is listed on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen.

Our Nordic Commercial division is looking for a driven and enthusiastic new team member to join us with the mission to shape the future offering in the Nordic market within Makeup.

For this role as Junior Category Manager, you will be responsible for developing the assortment within your sub-category to drive growth and profitability across the Matas and KICKS retail banners.

You will be the eyes and ears towards the outside world, monitoring trends, market dynamics, and consumer data together with your colleagues and suppliers, to develop an appealing and competitive assortment, and ensure that we have the best customer offer within the Nordic Beauty market!

As our Junior Category Manager Makeup, you'll be responsible for:

• Executing sub-category strategies and tactical plans, to maximize profitability.
• Support supplier negotiations for your category, including contract negotiations, supplier investments and price negotiations.
• Having decision mandate on SKU listing and delisting, with input on planograms to effectively manage the product lifecycle.
• Support launch of new brands within existing suppliers and exploring line extensions to drive category growth.
• Collaborating internally and externally to ensure smooth launches of new products and address challenges effectively.

To excel in this role, you'll need:

• Strong business sense and a result-oriented mindset.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships, both internally and externally.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data to make strategic decisions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• A proactive and results-oriented approach, with a passion for driving continuous improvement.
• A university degree in economics, marketing or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Strong skills working with Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Benefits:

• A casual, upbeat, and transparent culture.
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.
• Flexibility including the option for two remote working days per week.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact in the world of Beauty in the Nordic market, we want to hear from you! Don't miss this unique opportunity to join our team as a Junior Category Manager and help shape the future of our business. Apply now!

The position is a temporary position until 28^th of February 2026, based at our office in central Stockholm but regular travel to Matas HQ in Copenhagen will be expected. 

The team is sitting 50/50 across the two locations.

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the application deadline January 15th.

KICKS är Nordens ledande skönhetsaktör och är en del av Matas Group A/S. KICKS erbjuder ett holistiskt skönhetskoncept med makeup, doft, hudvård och hårvård. Med professionella skönhetsexperter och en unik omnikanal-modell erbjuder KICKS personlig service, vägledning och inspiration. KICKS har c 230 butiker i Sverige, Norge och Finland samt e-handel på varje marknad.

Vårt syfte inom Matas Group är att vi ska skapa förutsättningar för "beautiful lives". För oss handlar "beautiful" om mycket mer än bara utseende; det omfattar välmående, glädje, frihet, identitet, personlig utveckling och gemenskap. Vi önskar bygga livslånga relationer med våra kunder och vill vara relevanta och till nytta varje dag. Result, Relations & you är värderingar som präglar vårt arbete och allt vi gör.

På KICKS tror vi på jämlikhet, inkludering och mångfald och vet att olika erfarenheter tar oss framåt. Därför ser vi positivt på sökande av alla kön och med olika födelsebakgrund och livserfarenheter.