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Category Manager

2 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The Advocate Group Full time

Location: UK Remote (1/2 Days per month in Cambridgeshire)

Salary: Up to £65,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits


This is a customer-facing category management role where you will be pivotal in shaping and driving category growth on Tesco's retail account for a leading FMCG organisation that holds a significant market share in the categories it represents. You’ll spearhead category strategic initiatives that fuel business growth and profitability and influence cross-functional teams on NPD and innovation.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Instrumental in influencing key grocery accounts.
  • Customer relationship management
  • Delivering data-driven category strategies.
  • Contributing category insights to identify category growth.
  • Cross-functional collaboration with internal teams such as marketing and commercial.


The ideal individual will have strong Category Management experience and a good understanding of the UK retail grocery scene (Tesco exposure would be useful). You should be comfortable building relationships and working closely with customers, with a passion for figuring out what drives category performance. Experience in creating and delivering successful Category Growth Plans is key, along with familiarity with using tools like Circana, Nielsen & Kantar Data to make smart, data-driven decisions.


If the role and responsibilities sound interesting – then I’d love to speak to you


Please get in touch with Thomas or click “Apply Now” to be considered for this vacancy.


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.