(Senior) Category Manager (m/f/d)

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Market Research, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Category Management, ideally within a retail or automotive environment.
• Strong analytical capabilities with proven experience in working with data from multiple sources and translating insights into actionable strategies.
• Solid experience in strategy development and commercial decision-making.
• High attention to detail combined with strong problem-solving and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly convey insights to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently with strong time management, prioritization, and follow-through skills.
• Creative, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to think outside the box.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint for analysis, reporting, and presentations. Basic capabilities in Power BI or AI agents generation are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel up to 10–15% as required.
• Fluent in English, German language skills are a plus.

What we offer you

The position will be based in our Clarios EMEA office in Hannover, Germany .

As a technology leader with strong brands (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international future-oriented environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement, and sustainability .
• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our above average number of vacation days , mobile work policy and company kindergarten .
• A competitive remuneration package , including additional payments as well as company pension scheme.
• Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center , physiotherapist , modern office environment, healthy canteen , team and company events or hobby clubs .
• Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike .
• Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Learning Academy , LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.
• Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding an apartment in your work location, if applicable and depending on individual factors.

To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email .> A Note to Job Applicants : please be aware of scams being perpetrated through the Internet and social media platforms. Clarios will never require a job applicant to pay money as part of the application or hiring process.

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You want to learn more about the position and our EMEA region? Check out our regional page and get in touch with our recruiting team.

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Posted Nov 01, 2026

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation