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Category Manager
Role Overview:
The Advocate Group are currently working with a value driven business and market leader within their category on this exciting opportunity!
As a Category Manager, you will lead the strategy for key UK grocery accounts, driving business growth through insightful data analysis, category leadership, and collaboration with both internal teams and external retailers. The Category Manager will focus on building strong relationships, delivering actionable insights, and ensuring a 'Category-First' mentality across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic initiatives for top grocery accounts, utilizing data (IRI, Kantar, etc.) to uncover growth opportunities, optimize range planning, and enhance product performance.
- Foster strong connections with key retail teams, offering category recommendations that align with both business goals and customer needs.
- Champion category-focused thinking internally, equipping teams with data insights and driving NPD and range planning decisions. Lead category inductions and share key consumer insights to support continuous improvement.
Ideal Candidate:
- Strong commercial acumen and proven experience in category management.
- Skilled in building relationships and influencing key stakeholders.
- Passionate about leveraging data to drive tangible business outcomes.
- Experienced with tools like IRI, Kantar, Nielsen, and Space Planning.
- A proactive, results-driven mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, pension, and more.
- Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
For more details or to discuss how we can support your career, please get in touch with John, or click “Apply Now” to be considered.
The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
