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Category Manager
- Location: Home Counties
- Sector: Food and drink
- Salary: £40000 - £46000
Category Manager - Up to £46k max plus package - Home Counties
Our client is the UK's leading branded food manufacturer who operate across ambient, chilled and frozen. Many of their brands are currently achieving 20% YOY growth and their category and sales departments are being heavily invested in.
As a business they are able to offer you a high level of autonomy balanced with a team focussed culture. If you are looking for a role where you can make a big impact then this could be the one for you!
Reporting directly to the Category Controller
Responsible for developing the category strategy
Reviewing category performance and Data Management - Ensuring that the category vision of segmentation is correctly represented in business reporting and across the data providers
Understanding of Competitors in the category
Developing NPD including Understanding and identifying opportunities and Developing category focused sell-in stories
Delivering commercial propositions and identifying point of buying solutions
You will have the ability to look at consumer needs as a source of inspiration, with proven sales and marketing experience and a track record of achievement.
Your approach must be very analytical in order to influence the category agenda.
A forward thinking, flexible attitude is vital and you must have the drive and resilience to succeed and be able to work from you own initiative.
You will have proven category management experience working within a branded FMCG business and will have ideally have experience of the grocery category.
The role will involve cross functional team working therefore the ability to successfully develop and maintain relationships by adopting a collaborative working style is crucial.
If this sounds like you and you fancy a steep the challenge, please send your CV to me or call me for a confidential discussion. Please send your CV to recruitment@workwithseven.com or call me for a confidential discussion.
Contact
Stewart Wilson on 0845 4379770
Reference
sw/10214/7