Category Specialist at Vetzoo and Peten Koiratarvike, Stockholm (tempora...

About us
Musti Group is the leading Nordic pet care specialist operating in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Our mission is to make the life of pets and their parents easier, safer and more fun throughout the whole lifespan of the pet. In addition to the product offering, we want to provide the customers with full experience of services – both physical and digital. We believe the end-to-end ecosystem presents a unique value proposition enhancing and strengthening sticky customer relationships and differentiating us from the competitors.
You will be working within the Musti Pureplay organisation, the e-commerce focused part of Musti Group, with the business units Vetzoo.no, Vetzoo.se, and PetenKoiratarvike.com.
Vetzoo, the sister company of Arken Zoo, is the biggest local e-commerce within the pet care industry in Sweden and Norway and was founded in 2010, with one store in Gothenburg.
Peten Koiratarvike is Finlands biggest local e-commerce within the pet care industry, it was founded in 2004 and has six stores in Finland.
About the employment You are offered atemporary full timeposition
Start from 2024-09-02 (possibility to startsooner)
Duration oneyear, with good possibilities for extension
Location is Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden


About the JobThe Category Specialist is responsible for the assortment of several different product groups in three different market areas: Finland, Sweden and Norway. You will follow the trends in all countries and build the assortment to meet customer needs in different markets. You will follow the business strategy and set KIPs.
You work close with partners, suppliers, stores, teammates to reach set goals and deadlines. The daily reporting for this role is to our FI Product Team Lead.

DIMENSIONS: Responsible for the product groups: Dog and Cat feeding
Responsible for the end consumer pricing of your products
Responsible for planning the campaign plan for your product groups together with Category & Campaign Manager
Responsible for the life cycle of the products
Ownership for collecting correct product data from suppliers, group, team etc. Being the first point of contact regarding this.
Planning the yearly theme based assortment plan together with Team Lead
Help customer service and stores with product related issues
Managing ongoing & professional communication with suppliers & group
Continually seek to improve your areas of responsibility & data processes by researching and staying abreast of new and innovative solutions and capabilities, key competitor actions, industry trends and emerging customer and market needs.


KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI’s)Sales and growth % compared to budget
Margin growth % and GP % (GP1 + GP2) compared to budget
Own brand share of sales % development compared to budget
Buy-to-detail Rate onsite (product orders/product views)
Profit per product view, onsite
customer satisfaction on the assortment
category development and efficiency


To succeed in this role you have 3+ years experience of data driven assortment work, preferably in a omni or e-com B2C business
Experience with pricing strategy work
Great social skills and experience of working with many different contacts both internally and externally
Great skills in working both independently and in a team
A positive “Everything is possible”-mindset and attitude
Great work structure and a good eye for details.
Strong negotiation skills
You should dare to challenge and improve workflows
Experience within an international work environment
A bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent
Fluent language skills in Swedish and English
Experience with both sales and purchasing is a plus
Experience with pets is a plus
Fluent language skills in Finnish is a plus


What we offer you A key role in the Nordics biggest pet specialist retail company
Opportunities to grow. Even though this is a temporary role, we are growing at a quick pace and there are good chances for extensions for the right candidate
A versatile role where you work with both what brands and products to bring in and out of the assortment, as well as how to campaign and market the products
Travel in work to international trade shows
Freedom with responsibility. We are working partly remote and partly in office
Office in our great premises of Frösundaviks Allé in Solna, Stockholm county right next to Hagaparken. With access to a fully equipped gym as well as tennis, paddle, basketball- and badminton courts.
How to apply for the position
Click on "Send application", fill in the form and upload your application documents. As the selection takes place continuously, we would like you to send your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2024-07-31.Please note that the position may be filled before the application deadline.
If you have questions about the service or the application process, please contact Victor Meijer at viktor.meijer@mustigroup.com. Please note that application documents can only be sent via the "Send application" function. Applications submitted via e-mail cannot be processed. Application deadline is 2024-07-31.
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