Retail Services Manager at Shimano, Shimano via Mercuri Urval B.V.

Vacaturebeschrijving

Shimano is a leading worldwide supplier of highly advanced bicycle components, fishing tackle, and other sports equipment. Shimano Europe B.V. is the intermediate between the headquarter in Japan and the European bicycle market for marketing, sales, product development and technical service. Shimano Europe B.V. maintains intensive contact with distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s), wholesalers and the bicycle retail business. International teamwork is important at Shimano and this becomes visible in the different nationalities working together and sharing responsibility for the success of Shimano in Europe. The European headquarter, with 250  people, is located in Nunspeet, The Netherlands. In order to strengthen Shimano’s European Marketing Team we are looking for a

The Job

• You will be responsible for an effective approach for the retail activities in Europe.
• You contribute to the formulation and implementation of the 1-2-year plans, sales & marketing policies and guidelines.
• You consult with other department managers and with the Managing Director, in order to focus activities for the years to come.
• You facilitate the necessary means within the company’s retail customers having as an end goal a good representation in the market and increase of the turnover. 
• You ensure further development of the retail services & concepts range (e.g. B2B sales & information channel & educational trainings, materials & programs) based upon worldwide market requirements and standards.
• You coordinate and develop the sales services & concept activities in Europe together with Sales- and Marketing Managers.
• You collect and analyze market information about customers, competitors and retailing in general.
• Your objective will be to obtain a clear picture of the market and the trends and give an indication of future developments and direction.

Shimano asks

• Thinking and acting at Bachelor level, obtained by education or working experience.
• A customer oriented approach and you are focused on team achievement.
• Two to five years of relevant experience in the international retail sector.
• A minimum of two years of experience in a managerial position.
• Excellent English language skills, both verbally and in writing. Any other language skills are considered as a benefit.
• Cross cultural communication skills and a flexible and service minded attitude.
• Basic knowledge of MS-Office, and statistical analysis ability are required.
• Willing to travel on an irregular basis throughout Europe.

Shimano offers

• An enjoyable working environment with enthusiastic, hard working, pleasant colleagues who communicate and co-operate well with each other.
• Informal working climate.
• Good terms of employment (good possibilities for training and development, individual- and company bonus, flexible working, working from home, collective insurance, pension).
• The opportunity to work in a responsible and challenging job within a dynamic, international and ambitious setting.

Interested? Apply in English via the button. For more information you can contact Marieke van Herwerden, Sourcing Consultant Mercuri Urval via 033-4501425. Feel free to take a look at Shimano’s website, www.shimano.nl