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Junior Category Manager
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Junior Category Manager
FMCG – Food
Maidenhead ( or Leigh, Manchester with regular travel to Maidenhead )
Salary – competitive (depending on experience) plus bonus
Are you the right candidate for this opportunity Make sure to read the full description below.
The opportunity:
A global food company with an amazing culture are, due to a recent internal promotion looking for a Junior Category Manager to be the Waitrose Category lead, to support on the Tesco account and take ownership of internal reporting and tools.
You will work closely with the Category lead for Tesco and the broader commercial teams to support the delivery of opportunities for long term sustainable growth, taking towards their vision of being the ‘go to people in World Foods and Speciality Condiments’
What will my key accountabilities be?
Tesco Category Support
- Work as part of the Tesco category & commercial team to deliver long term sustainable growth.
- Ownership of the range review process ( recommendations & performance reviews )
- Be the go-to internally and externally for Tesco Express and Online ( range, space & activation )
- Ad hoc analysis and recommendations e.g National Curry Week and Lunar New Year
- Ownership of the Tesco monthly scorecard, digging into performance with a focus on what’s happening , why and what actions need to be taken.
- Keeping one’s finger on the pulse with all things Tesco, e.g how recent promotions have performed, how NPD is performing, supporting with internal requests.
Waitrose Category Lead
- Be the go to expert for Waitrose World Foods internally & externally, strengthening the ABWF/Waitrose relationship and increasing the presence of ABWF brands.
- Credible range, space and activation recommendations through compelling, action based insights. Ownership of the range review process ( recommendations & performance reviews ).
- Ad hoc analysis and recommendations based on requests from Waitrose
Internal reporting and Tools
- Proficient in the use of all category tools as a foundation to build insight development, with a focus on Nielsen and Dunnhumby
- Own and develop internal reports and tools & support the category team with key outtakes and grip
- Management of the iHub to make category insights accessible to the wider sales & marketing team
Who will I be working with?
External: Customers – across Buying and Category teams
Internal: Wide range of stakeholders across sales, brand, shopper marketing, demand planning, and finance
A great candidate will have:
- 2/3 years category management experience in an FMCG environment
- The ability to work with complex data and be able to develop compelling stories to positively influence others
- Experience in building powerful partnerships at all levels and be able to communicate with impact, both internally & externally
- Be nimble and able to manage ambiguity to make things happen at pace
- Resilience in the face of obstacles and able to work under pressure
- Enjoyment in thriving in a team environment, brining energy, creativity and a different perspective
In return for everything you can bring, the business can offer you :
- Competitive salary – depending on experience
- Discretionary incentive scheme
- Private healthcare with BUPA
- Contributory Company Pension Plan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank hols
The Process?
Apply today with your most up-to-date CV to Rachael.Walsh@mackenziejones.co.uk
First stage – Interview conducted by hiring manager and HR Business Partner – to explore your CV, skills and experience
Middle stage : - Understanding your capabilities : - SHL assessment – verbal, numerical, OPQ
Second Stage – face to face meeting with team stakeholders. Interview to explore more around some key competencies, behaviours and how you like to work. To give you a flavour of what you would be working on, they will brief you to prepare a short presentation for you to talk to them about.
People are at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process that means people can be their best authentic self.
We would love to reply to all applications, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive, so if you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately on this role it won’t be progressing. It is possible that the position could be in the process of closing, so chalk it up to bad timing. But, have no fear There will be more opportunities. Follow us at Mackenzie Jones Recruitment so you don’t miss them.
