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Category Manager

  • Location: Manchester
  • Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Car Allowance per year

Posted over 1 year ago

  • Sector: CPG
  • Contact: Leah Ross
  • Contact Email: LeahRoss@betterplaced.com
  • Client: Client A1 Better Placed
  • Expiry Date: 30 December 2022
  • Job Ref: 51647_1669809962

Better 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 will work as part of the multifunctional commercial team, providing category expertise, analysis, and recommendations to both internal and external stakeholders.

The Role:

  • To identify and share in an engaging and action orientated way, the latest category trends. The reasons behind market trends and the implications and opportunities for the company and customers
  • Supporting the development of the category strategy and the tailoring for customers
  • Alignment and integration between the category strategy and the customer play to deliver future growth
  • To be the lead on range reviews form space, flow, assortment, and SKU distribution.
  • To support business cases for NPD opportunities with the customers
  • Carry out seasonal reviews to identify future opportunities for growth

The Person:

  • 5+ years of FMCG experience including Category Management
  • Highly numerate
  • Strong analytical skills and proven ability to deliver actionable insight
  • Able to articulate data concepts
  • Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
  • Advanced user of Kanter, IRI, Nielsen, plus loyalty data
  • Strong presentational skills
  • Commercially aware

What's in it for you?

  • Competitive Salary
  • Car Allowance
  • Hybrid working - 2 days a week in the office, the rest working from home
  • 28 days holiday + bank

If you are interested and would like to hear more, please apply now!