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Category Manager (M&S)

Employer
Blue Spark Organisation Ltd
Location
East Midlands
Salary
£competitive
Closing date
17 Sep 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Category Management, Marketing, Sales

Job Details

The Company

Our client is a leading multinational chilled convenience business supplying a vast range of innovative products to the major multiples. They are now looking for an experienced Category Manager to extend their market influence, improving sales and profitability further through effective category management, ranging and merchandising processes.

The Role

This is a diverse and challenging role in which you will take the lead in growing customer category captaincy, strategically developing core sectors and driving commercially sound innovation for one of the company’s highest value accounts. You’ll develop broad networks with key customer contacts, forging and retaining strong category partnerships by understanding their objectives and influencing commercial strategy to achieve mutual business goals. With your eye on the latest consumer trends you’ll identify category opportunities and potential risks, making robust recommendations for ranging and merchandising as well as marketing campaigns. Working closely with Commercial teams you’ll implement customer business plans to deliver sales budgets, supporting your proposals with solid evidence from multiple data sources. Through developing market data capabilities you’ll analyse retail information and produce reports based on shopper insights, presenting your findings to internal teams including NPD to inform the innovation strategy and implement plans for specific category growth.

The Person

We are looking for a proactive, tenacious and commercially aware Category Management professional who has experience of working in a similar role for a blue-chip FMCG company within the UK food industry. You will be well practiced at developing and maximising business for major retail customers, specifically M&S, where you nurtured lasting relationships and demonstrated the drive to achieve ambitious targets with highly profitable results. Experience within the chilled convenience sector would also be highly advantageous along with an understanding of the category sector where you can utilise insights and translate them into commercial propositions. In addition you’ll need to have amazing communication, negotiation and data analysis skills as well as experience of liaising effectively with cross-functional teams to surpass customer expectations.

If you feel you are ready for a new challenge where you can utilise your commercial insight to really make a difference with this progressive food business then we’d like to hear from you. Apply now or call us on 0845 2600 737 for more information.

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Please note that we are only able to accept and respond to applications from candidates with eligibility to work in the UK and those who hold valid work visas.

 

Company

Blue Spark is a boutique recruitment consultancy for the Food and Drinks industry, satisfying a growing appetite for intelligent and ethical recruitment.

Working entirely free of commission, we source high calibre candidates for some of the most exciting organisations in the field.

Our friendly and creative consultants seek the perfect match with every appointment – be it graduate or director level, permanent or interim.

Established by Food professionals in 2006, our vast experience and intuitive grasp of market trends has earned us the superb reputation we enjoy today.

With a particular commitment to openness and innovation, Blue Spark offers a truly comprehensive range of recruitment solutions across all sectors of the Food and Drinks industry.

These include:

• Search and Selection

• Advertised Search

• Executive Search

• Database Search

• Proactive Candidate Generation

So whether you're seeking that dream job in Food and Drink, or the perfect people for your growing business, Blue Spark can deliver.

 

Company info
Telephone
0845 2600 737
Location
Blue Spark Organisation Ltd
34 / 36 The Broadway
Haywards Heath
RH16 3AL
GB

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