Category Manager

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom PZ Cussons Group Full time

Category Manager - FTC (maternity leave cover) page is loaded Category Manager - FTC (maternity leave cover)
Apply locations PZ Cussons UK - Head Office PZ Cussons Beauty - London time type Full time posted on Posted 5 Days Ago job requisition id JR001345 We are PZ Cussons. Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Category Manager - FTC
Contract type: FTC (12 Months, maternity leave cover)
Our diverse portfolio of brands can be found across four major categories: Personal Care, Beauty, Food & Nutrition, Home Care and Electricals.
Sustainability is at the heart of what we do because we know that to grow sustainably we must be a force for positive change. We work together with our employees, communities, investors and our supply chain to embed a programme of continuous improvement in our environmental and ethical standards.
You will recognise some of our renowned, market-leading household names within the Hygiene, Baby and Beauty industry such as Carex, Imperial Leather Original Source, Sanctuary Spa, St Tropez and Charles Worthington.
The Category Manager will develop insight focused recommendations that facilitate key retailer partnerships to enable out performance for both our brands and customers alike. In line with the category strategy & customer engagement process develop, maintain and enhance strategic customer partnerships Deliver a full Category Management service to specified customers, ensuring category and shopper insights evolve into deliverable in-store executions Work as part of the broader multi-functional Commerical team and be responsible for ‘Product’ and ‘Place’ enabling the growth of the category and PZC brands to achieve NSV targets alongside overall category growth for specified customers through achieving Picture of Success targets Provide category/customer/shopper insights that enhance business understanding and deliver quantifiable benefits to both our brand and channel strategies Work as part of the broader multi-functional brand team to ensure development, delivery and exceptional commercial success for our brands in the UK Be part of the team conducting competitor and retailer analysis to continually improve performance Play a role in the ongoing review and improvement of reporting structure Appropriate influence in NPD process, ensuring all operational and on shelf impact considerations are communicated as well as input into selling story Demonstrate with colleagues, clients and suppliers habitual behaviour consistent with PZC BEST values To comply with legal, regulatory and other standards as directed by line management Key Skills :
Graduate calibre At least 1 year category management experience Track record of delivering results within a highly focused commercial environment working to tight deadlines Strong presenting / selling / commercial skills Experience of using and analysing external continuous data to deliver quality insights, such as IRI, Nielsen and Kantar Worldpanel Experience of using Space Planning tools Strong communicator (written & verbal) & influencing skills Excellent excel and powerpoint skills Key Attributes :
Dynamic and proactive, capable and flexible, embracing change and moving fast into the future.
Raising the bar, pushing performance, aiming high and achieving more.


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