Nordic Category Manager, Personal Care and Beauty
- Application Deadline: Aug. 18, 2026
- Mäntsälä
- Hybrid
Are you a retail procurement professional with a strong interest in personal care and beauty products, trends, and category development? Do you thrive on challenges, stay hungry for success, and boldly pursue your goals?
We are now looking for a Nordic Category Manager in Beauty, Health and Well-being buying team in Group Buying and Sourcing department. In this job role you will be responsible for planning and actively developing competitive product selections and campaigns in the Nordics, both in stores and online. The responsibility area can be tailored to your experience and interests and includes products from hair care and personal care categories.
This role entails ensuring Tokmanni Group´s price competitiveness and profitability through active price negotiations and sales pricing. You will manage entire category’s plans and performance partly in Finland and partly across all countries ie. Finland, Sweden and Denmark. You will report to the Group Category Manager and will be a member of the Category Area team.
Your key tasks and responsibilities
You will have full end-to-end responsibility for the category, including strategy, assortment planning, negotiations, & pricing plans. This includes:
- Taking ownership of category strategy and plans, including Private Label
- Identifying suppliers and conducting supplier negotiations
- Planning customer prices
- Planning campaign activities (selecting products and providing guidance for marketing)
- Collaboration with store concepts and marketing
- Life cycle management for products according to group guidelines
- Collaborating and guiding local Category Expert to execute the selected assortments locally
- Managing logistics in collaboration with Supply Chain and Category Expert
What do we expect from you?
- Relevant commercial education and expertise in retail/discount retailing
- Plus 3 years’ experience and proven track record in managing Personal Care and related categories and product sourcing for both online and in stores
- Strong passion and genuine interest in your product categories with a customer-oriented and active approach to trends, competitor analysis, and market developments
- Strong experience and interest in international sourcing/procurement and private label (PL) products
- Solid experience in developing assortments, including pricing, budgeting, and product lifecycle management
- Good understanding of driving business results and achieving targets within your product categories
- Strong negotiation skills in price and contract negotiations
- Good analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret data and use insights to support decision-making
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, combined with experience in international and diverse environments
- Project management skills and proficiency in relevant IT systems and tools
- Good planning skills and the ability to operate in changing environments and adapt to different work pace
- A resilient, proactive, and solution-oriented approach, with confidence to make decisions and explore new approaches
- Fluency in both written and spoken Finnish and English is essential
- Willingness to travel
We offer you:
• A group-level role in a growing and international publicly listed company, which is one of the leading discount retail chains in the Nordic countries
• An opportunity to leverage your expertise in a responsible and business-critical role, actively contributing to the evolution of organizational practices
• Engaging work environment with friendly, supportive, and encouraging colleagues
• Flexible hybrid work model
• Comprehensive benefits package including staff discounts in stores and online shops for you and your family members, staff store access, exercise and culture vouchers (ePassi), staff restaurant at the headquarters, incentive bonus system, employee benefit program, and opportunities for continuous learning and development
Application instructions and additional information
The position is permanent and full-time (37.5 hours/week) and is located at our Headquarters in Mäntsälä, Finland. Hybrid work is possible according to Tokmanni Group´s policies. This role involves travelling.
Apply for the position as soon as possible and no later than by August 18th by filling out the application form. We will start processing applications and conducting interviews during the application period. Please note that we only accept applications submitted through the application form.
Further information will be given by Group Category Manager Tiina Lipponen by email: tiina.lipponen@tokmanni.fi.
Work with great people
Great Place to Work
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Yhdessä tekemistä ja onnistumista
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Avointa, kannustavaa ja mukavaa työyhteisöä
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Ihmisistä ja ympäristöstä välittämistä
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Hyvät henkilöstöedut
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Valmennus- ja koulutusmahdollisuuksia
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Uusia haasteita ja urapolkuja
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Kehittymiseen kannustamista virheitä pelkäämättä
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Monipuolisia ja vaihtelevia työtehtäviä
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Työhyvinvointia ja -turvallisuutta
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Collaboration and success
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Caring for people and the environment
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Coaching and training opportunities
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Encouragement for growth without fear of mistakes
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Work well-being and safety
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Open, supportive, and pleasant work environment
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Various employee benefits
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New challenges and career paths
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Diverse and varied job tasks
About the company
More than 6,000 employees in Finland, Sweden and Denmark make customers’ everyday life and special occasions easier by offering a versatile and up-to-date assortment of nordic and international brand-name products and other high-quality products at prices that are always affordable.
With more than 390 Tokmanni, Dollarstore, Big Dollar, Click Shoes and Shoe House stores and online stores, the Group is always close to its customers. In addition, the Tokmanni Group has had exclusive rights to sell SPAR products and operate the SPAR brand in Finland since 2025.
In 2025, the Group’s revenue was EUR 1,728 million and comparable EBIT amounted to EUR 85 million. The Tokmanni Group Corporation’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
For us at Tokmanni Group, it is essential to operate in accordance with our values, caring for both the environment and people. We encourage and support our staff in developing their skills and foster a positive team spirit.
We continuously open new stores and recruit talented individuals with diverse skill backgrounds for various job positions.
ARVOMME.
YLPEÄSTI HALPAOlemme ylpeitä tarjotessamme asiakkaillemme hyvää laatua halvimpaan hintaan. Ostamme vastuullisesti ja tehokkaasti. Välitämme ympäristöstä sekä ihmisistä ja toimimme vastuullisesti kaikessa, mitä teemme.
USKALLAMME UUDISTUAUskallamme uudistua ja erottua muista. Kehitymme ja opimme yhdessä epäonnistumisia pelkäämättä. Tartumme toimeen oma-aloitteisesti ja kannamme vastuun. Asiakkaidemme sekä henkilöstömme tyytyväisyys toimii mittarina onnistumisellemme.
YHDESSÄMeillä hyvä yhteistyö pohjaa keskinäiseen luottamukseen ja kunnioittamiseen. Olemme avoin, luotettava ja rehti kumppani kaikille.
OUR VALUES-
PRIDE IN LOW PRICESWe are proud to offer our customers good quality products at the lowest possible price. Our procurement is both sustainable and effective. We care about people and nature, hence we act responsibly in everything we do.
DARE TO RENEWWe dare to renew ourselves and to stand out. We learn, take initiative and act sustainably - without fearing failure. Our success is measured through both customer and employee satisfaction.
DO IT TOGETHERWe build our culture on mutual trust and respect. We are open, honest and fair to everyone. We succeed together.
Tiina Lipponen | Contact Person
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