Category Development Manager
2 weeks ago
This is a fixed term role for 14 months to provide maternity cover.
Reports into the Group Head of Category and Customer Marketing.
· Works alongside Category, Brand and Customer Marketing.
· To work as a cross functional team with Sales & the Customer Development teams.
Senior) Buyers, Category planners, Merchandising, etc.
Lead the commercial agenda internally, influencing commercial planning and thinking for the channel.
· Work with internal senior commercial stakeholders and the category controller to champion category-based selling and unlock channel opportunities with the retailers.
· Interpret and utilise category data to grow sales, by interpreting the key trends and dynamics shaping Grocery, Fresh and Chilled and the wider implications for the category and competitors.
· Lead cross functional category projects (internally and externally) managing multiple stakeholders.
· Review the results of commercial initiatives to determine their effectiveness Vs category/ consumer/shopper objectives.
· Strong analytical and proficient in the use of external market data tools with the ability to turn data into insight
· Experience of continuous and ad hoc shopper and consumer market data/ research. Knowledge and experience of using IRI/ Nielsen EPOS data and Kantar/ Scantrack consumer panel data is essential and Dunnhumby is preferred.
· Good communication, relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
· 5+ years category management/ commercial experience within an FMCG environment
· Evidence of developing and executing category strategies, tactics, and plans in partnership with grocery retailers (range, promotion, merchandising, price).
· A thorough understanding of retail, sales and how organisations work (including ranging and space planning).
· Advanced Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Annual bonus potential
Car allowance
Employee assistance program
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice pension plans
Life assurance
Subsidised canteen
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