Category Manager
12 hours ago
JOB PURPOSE The Category Manager will be a trusted category advisor with our customers, providing them with insights and recommendations to drive their Category growth and deliver on joint business plan targets. The successful candidate will be focussed on Asda, Morrisons and Booker. This role is ideal for someone with 2+ years previous FMCG category management experience. RESPONSIBILITIES Be seen internally & externally as the expert on the Category, the Shopper and the Consumer. Establish collaborative customer relationships built on trust and objectivity to influence Category initiatives in the short, medium and long term. Engaging and influencing a broad range of contacts within the customer. Are confident using a variety of data sources (retailer data, continuous data providers and broader market intelligence), to interpret the data and then simplify into compelling insights and strategies to grow sales. Responsible for owning, developing, and leading the strategic category agenda with your designated customers to grow both Retailer and St Pierre Groupe sales. Manage product portfolios within each customer, highlighting risks and opportunities, delivering on range priorities, increasing distribution, securing NPD listings and enhancing on fixture presence (space & location). Work collaboratively with internal customer account managers to ensure joint business targets are agreed and met. PERSON SPECIFICATION 2+ years previous FMCG category management experience. Experience working collaboratively with UK Retailers Understanding of the retail environment / marketplace. Understanding of the principles and tools of category management. Adept at using data platforms such as Circana, Nielsen, Kantar WPO and Retailer own databases. Excellent Excel skills. Ability to manipulate data & extract key actionable insights into presentations. Excellent communication skills. People management skills. Commercially savvy. Excellent communication and influencing skills. Analytical and investigative data skills. High levels of resilience and robustness. Strong stakeholder management skills. PACKAGE At St Pierre Groupe our employer brand is important. In addition to salary, we offer an extremely attractive benefits package consisting of : Annual bonus (details to be provided) Defined contribution pension scheme (8% employer, minimum 1% employee contribution) Private Health Insurance and Medicash (after 3 months service) International Travel Insurance Employee Assistance Programme Annual Leave of 27 days + 1 day for your Birthday + statutory days Flexible working (start time between 8am-10am) + early Friday finish. Hybrid working with a mix of 3x onsite and 2x remote days. Excellent work location at Didsbury Towers with onsite café, parking, and events. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Category Manager
2 weeks ago
Manchester, United Kingdom Better Placed Limited Full timeBetter Placed are pleased to be working with a leading food and drinks business and they are looking for a Category Manager to join their team! As the Category Manager, the primary purpose of the role is to drive profitable growth of the categories for their retail partners and the business, alongside driving overall category growth for their customers. You...
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Category Manager
3 weeks ago
Manchester, United Kingdom Michael Page Full timeThe Category Manager - IT will lead sourcing, procurement strategies within the retail industry, focusing on IT-related categories. This role is based in Manchester and requires expertise in sourcing, managing supplier relationships and optimising procurement processes Client Details This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and large...
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Category Manager
1 week ago
Manchester, United Kingdom Michael Page Full timeThe Category Manager - IT will lead sourcing, procurement strategies within the retail industry, focusing on IT-related categories. This role is based in Manchester and requires expertise in sourcing, managing supplier relationships and optimising procurement processes. Client Details This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and large...
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Category Manager
2 days ago
Manchester, United Kingdom St Pierre Groupe Full timeJOB PURPOSEThe Category Manager will be a trusted category advisor with our customers, providing them with insights and recommendations to drive their Category growth and deliver on joint business plan targets. The successful candidate will be focussed on Asda, Morrisons and Booker.This role is ideal for someone with 2+ years previous FMCG category...
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Category Manager
4 days ago
Manchester, United Kingdom St Pierre Groupe Full timeJOB PURPOSE The Category Manager will be a trusted category advisor with our customers, providing them with insights and recommendations to drive their Category growth and deliver on joint business plan targets. The successful candidate will be focussed on Asda, Morrisons and Booker . This role is ideal for someone with 2+ years previous FMCG category...
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IT Category Manager
1 week ago
Manchester, United Kingdom Executive Network Group Full timeAbout the Company Are you an experienced Technology Procurement leader ready to make a significant impact by shaping a new function within a multi-billion dollar global professional services organization? A leading global Law firm who’s UK office is based in Manchester, is undertaking a key strategic initiative to enhance its sourcing efficiency and cost...
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Category Manager
3 days ago
Manchester, New Hampshire, United Kingdom St Pierre Groupe Full timeJOB PURPOSEThe Category Manager will be a trusted category advisor with our customers, providing them with insights and recommendations to drive their Category growth and deliver on joint business plan targets. The successful candidate will be focussed onAsda, Morrisons and Booker.This role is ideal for someone with2+ yearsprevious FMCG category management...
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Category Manager It
1 week ago
Manchester, United Kingdom Pod Talent Full timeTechnology Category Manager - Leading transport operator - Manchester (hybrid) - £50,000-£60,000 depending on experience plus package Pod is excited to be working with a major transport service provider and I'm looking forward to speaking to Procurement professionals who have experience in the IT Category or in any indirects such as FM, Marketing or HR...
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Category Manager
1 week ago
Manchester, United Kingdom Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Full timeCompany Overview We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good. 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...
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IT Category Manager
2 weeks ago
Manchester, United Kingdom Executive Network Group Full timeAbout the Company Are you an experienced Technology Procurement leader ready to make a significant impact by shaping a new function within a multi-billion dollar global professional services organization? A leading global Law firm whose UK office is based in Manchester, is undertaking a key strategic initiative to enhance its sourcing efficiency and cost...
