Category & Insights Manager

4 weeks ago

England, United Kingdom Country Choice Full time €5,500

Country Choice are currently recruiting for a Category & Insights Manager to join the Marketing team on a full time, permanent basis, reporting to the Head of Marketing & Strategy.

This role is offering a hybrid working contract, with 1 day per week in our Orpington office for Team Collaboration, so you must be in a commutable distance and open to travel.

As the Category & Insights Manager it is your responsibility to manage category performance by monitoring and reporting on the performance of categories as well as reviewing our categories. Using customers sales data and market trends you will create core, regional and bespoke planograms and create quarterly market updates with supplier support.

Country Choice is the UK's leading supplier of in-store bakery and retail foodservice products. We pride ourselves on providing customers with a complete support package including category management, training, point of sale and equipment, which is unique in the industry.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

  • Planning & execution of account marketing plans (Nisa, Costcutter, Londis, Budgens).
  • Organise internal trend/seasonal safaris.
  • Use insight to drive category strategy and NPD funnel.
  • Planning for standard promotional calendar, bespoke calendars and adhoc promotions.
  • Manage seasonal/event loading deals.
  • Planning of coffee link calendars and approval via 3rd party.
  • Liaise with customer care for follow up.
  • Complete 6 monthly category reviews and communicate to the wider business.
  • Manage range changes as determined by 6 Stage Review.
  • Communicate to business and drive actions.
  • Support customer specific activity - Digital & Traditional.
  • Monitoring of commodity and conversion costs
  • Create price list database- check against SAP and existing price list database.
  • Support buying with decision making.
  • Create and present deck (both internal and external).

About you:

The ideal candidate will be currently working in a Marketing function of an FMCG, Retail or Foodservice business with a proven background in Marketing and generating incremental business. You will be commercially astute and passionate about data and have experience of financials, targeting, margins, supplier costs and a strong ability to translate data and insights into key recommendations and actions. The role is about enabling and driving category growth so you must have experience in project management, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage cross functional teams. You will also be a good communicator and presenter, experienced in stakeholder management. Microsoft Office, (Excel in particular), is key to this role.

What we offer:

  • Company Car or Car Allowance of GBP5,500 per annum
  • Generous holiday allowance of 25 days, with option to purchase additional holidays + bank holidays
  • Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
  • Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.

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