Category Development Manager

4 weeks ago


Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom pladis Foods Limited Full time
About Us

At pladis Foods Limited, we're driven by a purpose to deliver happiness with every bite. As a global biscuits and confectionery business, we're committed to investing in iconic global brands, infrastructure, and people.

We're seeking an entrepreneurial spirit who shares our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and embodies our Winning Traits. Our team is agile, resilient, positive, collaborative, and purpose-led, always striving to improve and adapt to change.

Job Description

This role offers an opportunity to work on the online category management of our Biscuits, Crisps & Snacks & Cake businesses across the Take Home mission. The successful candidate will be accountable for all online customers and will ensure the development of strong trade buyer relationships and delivery of competitor-leading insights.

The Category Manager will create customer contact strategies, develop customer category growth plans, track and evaluate category performance, and work closely with the Brand Marketing, Innovation, and MS&P teams to optimize the navigation of traffic to and around the Biscuits category and the pladis portfolio online.

The ideal candidate will have experience and understanding of Category Management and Shopper Marketing Principles and execution, as well as a robust understanding of the UK Retail Trade across all Channels. They should also possess proven experience in leading, developing, and deploying Annual Category Growth Plans and extensive knowledge of Space Planning and Insights tools and data sets.



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