LONDON BASED FMCG FOOD BRAND
My client is one of the fastest growing companies within FMCG and is the category leader in their market. They arer hiring a new Category Manager to join their expanding team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Engage key retail partners on our category story and influence retail partner range review decisions to increase macro space & improve quality of space for snacking, and position us as the pioneer of the category's growth
* Working closely with key account teams, build long term relationships with key retailers* and engage on long term strategy (3-5 years). Develop wider matrix relationships in retailers to strengthen leadership story (merchandisers, category managers, senior managers).
* Be an in-house market data specialist, own the data and insight agenda to build and sell our category story.
* Along with the Senior Category Manager and the expanding category team, champion the category management discipline within the business and upgrade both how we track performance and stay close to shopper behaviour, taking ownership of our relationships with key shopper data providers and regularly providing reports and presenting on performance. *It is likely this role will take direct responsibility for two key grocery customers in the UK and one international market (e.g. France, DACH, ANZ), mirroring the structure of the sales team to create strong business partnerships. Exact allocation of customers/markets will depend on the candidate.
Essential Requirements:
* The ideal candidate will bring exceptional category management training in another business combined with a hunger for a more fast-growth, agile company culture.
* A proven track record of understanding and interpreting complex data to produce compelling retailer stories that get results, and will have had exposure to the UK grocery market in particular.
* A self-starting leader with good business acumen and sound commercial judgement, combined with strong analytical, presentation and communication skills.
* Highly motivated and organised, articulate and confident but with a 'team player' mindset that enables them to seamlessly influence across the entire business.
* Fluency in German (written and spoken) preferred.
* 3+ years in a Category Management role with exposure to at least one Top4 grocery customer in the UK
