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Junior Category Manager Cycling (m/f/d)

Köln
Part-time
Permanent employee

Your mission

As Junior Category Manager Cycling, you support the Category Manager in daily operations. Your focus lies on research, project coordination and the independent execution of clearly defined brand activations in our target markets. You operate within defined frameworks – with the goal of gradually taking on more project ownership and responsibility.

Your responsibilities
Research & Analysis
  • Conduct market, competitor and trend analyses within the cycling space
  • Identify relevant events, communities, ambassadors and activation opportunities in key markets
  • Prepare presentations, decision-making materials and briefings
  • Maintain event, partner and athlete overviews
  • Support reporting and KPI evaluations

Operational Execution of Brand Activations
  • Independently execute clearly defined community and event activations in target markets
  • Coordinate external service providers and local contacts
  • Organize branding materials, samples and event assets
  • Create timelines and operational plans
  • Conduct post-event recaps and KPI documentation
  • Track budgets for individual activations

Event, Community & Ambassador Support
  • Support planning and execution of national and international events
  • Assist in managing community formats (e.g., ride-outs) and ambassadors
  • Provide operational support for athlete and partner activations
  • Coordinate internal stakeholders (Brand, Social, Media, Sales)

Partnership & Project Support
  • Monitor deliverables within existing partnerships
  • Track athlete performance and reporting metrics
  • Manage inbound cycling-related sponsorship and partnership inquiries
  • Prepare briefings and coordination documents
  • Document ongoing activations
  • Support POS activations where required

Your profile

  • First experience in marketing, sports marketing, events or project coordination – ideally within cycling
  • Strong affinity for professional and/or amateur cycling
  • Structured and reliable working style with strong operational focus
  • Organizational talent with hands-on mentality
  • Confident in preparing presentations and basic KPI analyses
  • Fluent in German and English

Why us?

  • Grow with us: Step into increasing responsibility within a fast-growing performance brand.
  • Close to the sport: Work directly with events, communities, teams and athletes.
  • Operational ownership: Execute projects independently within clear strategic frameworks.
  •  Flexibility & trust: Work partially remotely or from Cologne.
  •  Brand with integrity: Where scientific performance meets athletic mindset.

About us

MNSTRY is not just any sports nutrition brand – it's a German brand with a difference. We live and breathe high performance, both in our products and in the way we present them to the outside world.

'Sport nutrition designed differently' is not just our slogan, it is our driving force, our philosophy and our set of values. 
 
We are known in professional and competitive sports and are at home in all endurance sports, as well as in football, golf and high-performance sailing.

Interested? 
Then join MNSTRY. We are currently looking for new talent, and the start date is flexible. 
Apply now: Send your documents to career@mnstry.com.