Category Executive

4 weeks ago


Watford UK, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Seven Search and Selection Ltd Full time

Our client:

  • Extremely successful, market leading food retailer with significant turnover.
  • Highly commercial environment with a fast-paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
  • This Category Executive Food role is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in an environment with progression opportunities and fantastic flexible working


The role:

  • As Category Executive Food you will develop, implement, and review opportunities for own brand ranges. You will take into account proposition, range, price, positioning and quality for a specific product range and will develop innovative strategies which exceed customer expectations.
  • In the role the Category Executive Food will use customer and market data to help highlight and drive new product and/or sales that will exceed customers’ expectations
  • As the Category Executive Food you will also own the packaging design for your categories ensuring this meets brand and technical guidelines
  • The Category Executive Food will work cross functionally with multiple departments such as buying, technical to bring these new products to market


Ideal candidate:

  • This Category Executive Food role is ideal for individual with either buying or category management experience gained from UK food retail or wholesale
  • It is essential to be able to demonstrate hands-on category experience and will have managed projects from beginning to end.
  • For the Category Executive Food role you must have a can do attitude with a passion for learning, it is essential to have passion for food
  • In addition, you will demonstrate a passion for the customer and demonstrate fantastic communication skills


Benefits & details:

  • You will thrive in a matrix blue chip structure that is down to earth and personable.
  • Excellent package – up to £30,000 plus benefits
  • Location – Watford with flexible hours and flexible working (3 days at home 2 in the office)


Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/16125/7. Confidentiality assured.

Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately the relevant consultant has decided not to progress with your application. For alternative opportunities please search our vacancies on our website.


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