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Category Manager

Employer
Midas Selection Ltd
Location
London
Salary
£50k+ Car allowance Pension and Bonus
Closing date
10 Oct 2014

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

Job Details

Category Manager – Top 4 – Ambient Food –

London

Career Opportunity with an instantly recognisable global brand

£50k+ Car allowance Pension and Bonus

 

Midas Selection is currently recruiting for a Category Manager on one of our client’s strongest accounts. This position is working within ambient foods, where you will be driving the category growth utilising well known retailer/household brands portfolio.

The Role

  • Driving growth through research, merchandising and planning
  • You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with retailers to develop the category.
  • You will create strategic customer plans, developing areas of weakness.
  • Drive sustainable, profitable growth for the category.
  • Application and implementation of category management approach influencing range & distribution, space & merchandising and promotional strategy.
  • Implementing our category vision and execution of growth strategies.
  • Maintaining collaborative relationships with external and internal contacts to maintain clear communication.

The Applicant.

  • A category management background, proven in category partnership with at least one 1 of the Top 4 Retailers
  • We will consider you’re if you have a background in FMCG Chilled, Ambient, Frozen and in FMCG Drink.
  • Analytically minded, posing a high attention to detail and highly numerate
  • The ability to influence buying controllers, trading teams, account managers and other senior stakeholders.
  • Have a strong skills set in Project Management, Communication skills, Interpersonal relationships, Time management, Numerical skills.
  • Degree Educated or equivalent.

The Company

  • Well known Household and retailer Brands
  • Strong Market position with the Ambient food sector
  • Forward thinking company that likes to drive sustainable growth.
  • Fantastic career development
     

Salary and Benefits 

  • Up to £50,000 + Car Allowance, Pension and Bonus 

To apply for this role please click the 'Apply Now' button below

 

Company

About Midas 

Midas is an established and industry accredited executive recruitment consultancy. Since inception in 2003, Midas has developed close partnerships with many blue chip employers encompassing sectors such as Foodservice, Healthcare, Manufacturing, CPG to name just a few. Core expertise is within Sales, Marketing and Executive recruitment. Typical assignments would include Field Sales Executives, Key Account Managers, Business Development Managers, National Account Managers, Sales Managers, Sales Controllers, Category Managers, Product Managers, NPD, Demand Planners, Marketing Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Directors and Managing Directors.

Midas has full UK coverage via offices in the West Midlands and also recruits for European roles on behalf of their customer base. Midas Selection is a proud member of The Recruitment and Employment Confederation

The team of experienced consultants are aligned to vertical sectors, thereby marrying together not only recruitment expertise but also specific sector knowledge, this ensures that Midas fully understands the dynamics of the markets served. Business talent is delivered via three predominant avenues; talent targeting (headhunting), on and off line advertising campaigns, and extensive database selection. We assign one account manager to each of our customers for all recruitment, irrespective of geography, this increases efficiencies and understanding and limits unnecessary communication.

Midas Selection specialises in Sales, Marketing and Executive appointments, through to C Level Appointments, across the UK with forays into other European destinations.
 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 214 3740
Location
AFE Business Centre
Anchorage Road
The Royal Borough of Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B74 4XG
GB

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