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CATEGORY INSIGHTS EXECUTIVE

Employer
SmithCarey Recruitment
Location
Office based –Gloucester
Salary
£Competitive salary & benefits
Closing date
25 Sep 2014

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

Job Details

CATEGORY INSIGHTS EXECUTIVE  

Competitive salary & benefits

Office based –Gloucester

SHS Drinks, the brand owner of WKD, is part of the £400m SHS Group – a privately owned FMCG holding company providing a strong financial base and central resources for four divisions.

The company’s biggest brand, WKD, is not only quirky and fun, it’s also the number one Ready-to-Drink brand in both the on and off-trade markets. The company also have a growing presence in the UK soft drinks market with their key brands Bottlegreen and Shloer.

We are now looking to recruit a Category Insights Executive  to join our established alcoholic drinks team.

The role will focus on the company’s range of alcoholic drinks brands including WKD, Merrydown  and  Dead Crow amongst others. With a wide and varied remit, the role will be responsible for developing and implementing effective category insight solutions based on sound consumer rationale, shopper behaviour, market trends and competitor activity.  Working closely with all relevant departments including brand marketing and national accounts you will initiate Category solutions and make recommendations directly with the key marketing contacts with the customer base which will include two of the Top 4 Mutiple Grocers.

The position is based at the Gloucester  Head Office with regular customer visits as appropriate.

Of graduate calibre and with a minimum of 1-2 years experience in branded FMCG food, drink or non-food

you are naturally data literate, highly analytical and commercially aware and can demonstrate some relevant experience gained at junior level in a previous Trade, Category, or Customer Marketing role or alternatively in territory field sales. Your background is less important and your experience to date may have been gained within an FMCG supplier, retailer or a data/market research agency.  To be successful you will need to display a confident, articulate and persuasive personality, combined with passion and a drive for success.

If you think you’ve got what it takes and are ultimately keen to develop a career with a leading, growing FMCG company then please click on the apply button or alternatively  send your cv together with details of your current salary package to colin@smithcarey.co.uk quoting the reference number CB/1603.

Closing Date : 23rd September, 2014

Company

As specialists in Sales & Marketing Recruitment and Training, SmithCarey Ltd have extensive knowledge and experience of the FMCG market and all trade channels from the recruitment and corporate perspective, which together with face-to-face contact ensures that we understand both our clients and candidates needs. We are fully committed to building long-term client and candidate relationships based on trust and results, which ensures candidates can effectively manage their ‘career road map’ and get the right job, not just any job, as well as ensuring our clients select the best talent.

We are passionate and committed to helping ambitious, commercial talent achieve their potential in some of food and drink’s most progressive and respected companies.

Our services at SmithCarey embrace retained recruitment consultancy, interim management and training, with our FMCG clients ranging from major bluechips to medium and small companies across food, drink and non-food, branded and own label.

Spanning both the corporate and the recruitment viewpoint, our Consultants have an outstanding track record of knowledge and experience in the FMCG market – specifically Sales & Marketing, including; National Account Management, Category Management, Customer Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Field Sales, International Sales Management and Brand Marketing.

We take our relationship with you, the candidate - and you, the client - very seriously. What you can expect from us is honest advice and real assistance at an individual level. We understand your concerns, we can get on your wavelength, and we can produce the results you want – be it a major career move to steer you in the right direction with your future ‘career road map’ or simply some welcome guidance and support.

The SmithCarey team are passionate in their belief that companies who want to attract top talent need to invest and take a more proactive approach, even before vacancies arise, by creating an employer branding talent attraction strategy. We have invested heavily in both resource and new technology to embrace the LinkedIn/Facebook generation, through social networking tools and other media.

Everything we do is done with passion, professionalism and integrity. We operate with strict confidentiality and never send out CVs without prior consent, recommend candidates without thorough screening or market false positions to attract response.

Our message to people who have the drive and energy to be a success is to come and talk to us. We can help by advising you what’s out there, provide support with your ‘career roadmap’ for how you might progress, together with advice on how to make it happen and, who knows, we might have the perfect position for you right now!

Take a look at our current opportunities; then email with a covering letter, stating your current remuneration package and a copy of your CV to one of our Consultants.

For Recruitment:

Mark Smith - mark@smithcarey.co.uk - mobile 07747 847214

Maria Murphy – mariam@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07745 184922

For Training:

Paul Carey - paul@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07786 745165

Or for any other general enquiries call 01488 649360 or email: directors@smithcarey.co.uk or visit our website www.smithcarey.co.uk

We look forward to helping you manage your future ‘career road map’ and assisting you in building a successful Sales or Marketing career in the exciting world of FMCG.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01488 649 360
Location
SmithCarey Limited
PO Box 735
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 9PH
United Kingdom

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