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Job Title: Category Manager
Location: East Midlands
Salary: 65-75K DOE + 7K Car Allowance + 10% Bonus
Working Pattern: Hybrid
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Category Manager to work with a market-leader in the FMCG sector!
Reporting to the Category Marketing Director, this role will play an integral part in identifying opportunities to influence shopper behaviour and ultimately optimise growth for key categories.
In addition to ensuring the correct product matrix, marketing and promotional activities are in place across all channels (In Store, Online, Convenience etc) within Grocery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Be seen internally & externally as the expert on the Category, the Shopper and the Consumer across several categories.
- Establish collaborative customer relationships built on trust and objectivity to influence Category initiatives in the short, medium and long term. Engaging and influencing a broad range of contacts within the customer.
- Support Joint Business Planning with commercial and product management teams with a particular emphasis on range reviews, EPD and NPD and broader category projects.
- Ensure that the correct product matrix, marketing, and promotional activities are in place across all channels (In Store, Online, Convenience etc) within Grocery.
- Contribute to the annual planning cycle and longer-term commercial strategy.
- Building a strong relationship with the trade planning and merchandising teams across all key customers within Grocery
Key criteria:
- FMCG experience in category management in a blue-chip or large SME environment with a good knowledge of the UK FMCG market.
- Strong presenting and communication skills teamed with outstanding collaboration and people skills.
- Highly analytical, comfortable working with a wide range of data to make fact-based decisions, you can translate insight into concrete customer marketing actions and have an ability to 'see beyond the data' to make good commercial decisions.
- Ability to work with continuous (e.g., Kantar, Nielsen, IRI, Dunnhumby Nectar loyalty) or ad hoc market and consumer data and to put the "Customer First" to identify opportunities for the business and retailers.
- Demonstrates an ability to convince others of one's point of view and ideas to take action that will advance shared interests and business goals. Able to challenge thinking and decision making internally & externally.
If you feel you meet the above criteria, apply through the attached link and I'll be in touch!
