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Category Manager & Category Controller - Branded FMCG

Employer
New Chapter
Location
East Midlands 2-3 days pw
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
21 Oct 2014

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

Job Details

Category Manager & Category Controller! Branded FMCG!

Our client is a category leading food business with bold brands and big ideas and due to their recent, exceptional growth; they are looking for two new people to join their existing Category Manager to help develop and grow their brands within their highly important, Top 4 Accounts!

Key Purposes:

  • Develop a category relationship with leading retailer accounts by providing shopper-based insights and collaborating in order to build long term category plans.
  • Tailor and implement in-store vision for all brands.
  • Heavy cross-functional work with the likes of Trade Marketing, National Accounts and Shopper Marketing to aid in the understanding the category in line with customer threats and opportunities.
  • Construction of plans in order to realise business growth ambitions.

Person Specification:

  • Knowledge of Kantar, Nielsen and Dunnhumby. Experience in other data systems welcomed as training can be provided.
  • Experience of at least one Top 4 Retailer.
  • If you are applying for the Category Controller role you will be expected to have a wealth of retailer experience as well as man-management.
  • Strong numerical acumen with sound analytical skills.

If you are a slightly more junior candidate, please feel free to apply as our client is interested in looking at a variety candidates for these 2 roles.

Salary Competitive

East Midlands 2/3 days per week

Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you've not heard from us within two weeks, unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. For alternative opportunities or to register for jobs by email, please visit our website at www.newchapter.co.uk .

Company

Find a new opportunity with New Chapter...

New Chapter Consulting is a leading recruiter specialising in the Consumer/FMCG & Retail sectors. We believe in helping people and companies realise their potential and achieve their future ambitions. This important belief, coupled with an underlying commitment to service excellence in everything we do and a values-driven approach, makes us truly unique within the recruitment industry.

With offices in Leeds & London, we meet the needs of our clients and candidates through delivering successful solutions in a supportive and service-oriented way. Underpinned by an industry leading New Chapter promise to candidates, clients and candidates; we put service excellence at the heart of everything we do.

If you are an FMCG professional and would like to move your career on to the next level we should talk. Contact us regarding any of the featured opportunities or call us for a general discussion.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0845 2000 741
Location
Wellington Park House
Thirsk Row
Leeds
LS1 4DP
GB

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