Interim Category Lead

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Vertical Advantage Full time

As a Category Insights Manager at Vertical Advantage, you will play a pivotal role in driving category growth and maximizing range and distribution opportunities. Reporting directly to the Category Lead, you will be responsible for presenting actionable category insights and recommendations to facilitate growth.

You will work closely with the Brand teams to develop insight-led NPD propositions and category, shopper & consumer centric trade presentations. Your strategic promotional guidelines will enable our commercial teams to implement them with the trade.

Key requirements include:

  • FMCG Category Management experience, preferably with exposure to leading grocery retailers;
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver results on time;
  • Organized, disciplined, and high attention to detail;
  • Strong relationship-building skills and adaptability in communication style;
  • Experience in FMCG/data sources, such as IRI/KANTAR & Space Planning;
  • Excellent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.

Please reach out to discuss this opportunity and learn more about the role.



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