Category Manager / Food / West Midlands / £30-40k + package.
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- West Midlands. Commutable from parts of the North West.
- Salary
- £30-40k + car + bonus + benefits.
- Closing date
- 6 Oct 2014
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management, Marketing
Job Details
Our client is a successful food business. #1 in their product category. A growing innovative business who are fast becoming a household name. They supply the major retailers with an exciting range of branded and private label products.
The Role
Category Manager
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with excellent category management skills to join a highly successful FMCG business where shopper understanding and category insight is at the heart of the company’s decision making.
The role will be responsible for delivering compelling category insights and objective market understanding to ‘top 4’ multiples in order to influence strategic decision making and drive real category growth.
You will:-
Report directly to the Category Controller
Be confident in the analysis and interpretation of sales and marketing data
Identify risks and opportunities within the market and communicate then to the business
Develop a category relationship with the buyer and other key customer contacts
Lead range and category reviews across departments to ensure activities are aligned to the category strategy
Work closely with the NPD and Marketing teams to provide shopper and category insights that inform our concept development
Develop compelling rationale for all NPD launches and review product performance against agreed KPIs
Aim to be your customers’ first point of contact as an unbiased category expert
The Candidate
- Proven track record in category management within food or fmcg.
- Ideally degree educated.
Based in the Midlands. Commutable from parts of the North West.
What's on Offer
- £30-40k + car + bonus + benefits.
- Fantastic career progression options.
If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to greg@drnewitt.com or contact Greg Carroll on 0131 226 5060.
Company
D R Newitt are Food, Drink and FMCG recruitment specialists providing permanent and interim recruitment services:
We offer Headhunting, Search & Selection and Advertising services across the following disciplines:
• Sales
• Marketing and Category
• Executive
• Supply Chain / Buying
• Technical / Quality
• NPD / Process / Development Chefs
• Operations / Manufacturing
• Engineering
• HR and Finance
To enquire about a specific role or to have a confidential discussion about your career path, call or email us:
- Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060
- Manchester Office 0161 833 0181
- Website
- http://www.drnewitt.com/
- Telephone
- 0131 226 5060
- Location
-
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom
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