Category Development Executive - multi-national food manufacturing business
- Employer
- Empty Box Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- South London, Surrey
- Salary
- c£24k, car allowance, bonus, pension, healthcare
- Closing date
- 17 Oct 2014
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management
Job Details
Our client is one of the world’s largest Food businesses and it’s UK business has grown ten-fold since 2003, establishing a strong branded & private-label business with all the major UK multiple retailers, independents, wholesalers & out-of-home customers.
They are currently looking to recruit a Category Development Executive to support the Category Manager with the provision of useable market insight to both internal and external stakeholders.
Your main objectives will include monitoring, analysing, and reporting on promotional activities and providing feedback on their effectiveness, both within the business to the Marketing and Sales teams, and in presentations to customers.
You will also be responsible for formatting and analysing market numbers, interpreting the findings in order to provide category rationale for new listings and NPD, in order to increase the Company’s product distribution, gain new listings and to continue to develop our position as category partners.
The ideal candidate will be of graduate calibre with strong numerical analysis skills. You will be energetic and enthusiastic, with the ability to communicate and build relationships at all levels both within the business, but also with our customers and external agencies.
This position would suit a recent graduate, ideally with a Business-related degree, an industrial placement and one year’s work experience although we will consider graduates from different degree disciplines. Any previous experience within the FMCG / Retail sectors would be ideal.
This position will give the successful individual a unique opportunity to build a career with a major international business.
Company
- Website
- http://www.emptyboxltd.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01226 770996
- Location
-
Barnsley Business Innovation Centre Ltd
Innovation Way
Wilthorpe
Barnsley
S75 1JL
GB
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