Category Insights Manager

Category Insights Manager | 12 Months FTC | Chichester, West Sussex

Due to the rapid growth here at Natures Way Foods, we have a newly created opportunity for a Category Insights Manager with a minimum of 3 years working experience within a Category insights role. Our preferred candidate would ideally have experience working on “Own Label” products or within an FMCG environment.

Your role is to grow Natures Way Foods and our customer sales, profit and share by implementing strategic initiatives based on Financial, Category and Consumer Insight.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the category lead for strategic customer partner driving our relationships forward while remaining the custodian of the consumer
• Cultivate strong customer relationships, acting as the “go to” contact to provide accurate and consistent category advice
• Showcase NWF as the expert supplier in our categories
• Provide a full category management service for accountable customers
• Proactively identify range gaps and/or untapped needs to create strong category proposition
• Engage, align and galvanise the Sales and Development to help you deliver the category recommendations
• Identify and build strong ranges and selling stories to land recommendations with customers creating a win/win position for NWF, Customer and Consumer.
• Own the cadence and socialisation of insight throughout the business
• Support the Category Controller in crafting and delivering the Category Visions, Category Standards, Annual Schedule, Research Plans and upskilling the wider business

What we need from you:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within Category Management
• Degree level education (business, marketing, etc preferable)
• Ability to analyse data to deliver true insight that drives recommendations and action
• Demonstrable success in implement category initiatives with retailers
• Desirable - proficient in the use of IRI, Kantar, Dunnhumby, Nectar
• Essential - proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (particularly PowerPoint & Excel)
• Essential - valid driving license

Natures Way Foods began in 1994, when the Langmead brothers set up a small, bagged salad operation. Their big idea was to combine the freshest lettuce with the latest food manufacturing technology. Since then, we’ve grown by expanding our customer base and moving into new fresh, convenient categories and product areas.

Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 29 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. Building on previous success, this year is set to be another exceptional year for our organisation. It is an exciting time to join Natures Way Foods as we are expanding our production lines and there is genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the organisation.

What type of people succeed here?

We look for passionate people, with a can-do attitude and an ambition to succeed. We strive to help our people in channelling that passion into everything they do, because your success is our

success! We love people who have high standards & lots of ideas, because we are always striving to improve, and we want you to help us do that.

Natures Way is a fun, fast and friendly environment where you will be surrounded by a passionate and dedicated team, who are committed to being the best at fresh!

Apply now & join our family