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Category Executive

Employer
Vertical Advantage
Location
Surrey
Salary
£20000 - £22000 per annum + Car and Bonus
Closing date
8 Dec 2015

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Marketing, Other Job Function, Sales
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Job Details



This opportunity will give you the chance to work with some of the best known brands in this fast paced category, a great opportunity to get exposure to some of the UK's largest retailers in a customer facing category role.

You will work closely with internal teams to implement the category objectives, you will be working to improve customer relationships, consumer experience and achieve strong brand recognition so that the brand retains and increases its reputation as a first class FMCG business.

You will work closely with sales, marketing and customers to develop customer and market insights. This position will give you the opportunity to analyse this data and make category recommendations while supporting marketing and sales managers in creating Brand and Account Plans.

The successful candidate will:
  • Be of graduate calibre;
  • 1-2 years of category / insights experience - agency or client side
  • Have demonstrable commercial acumen, and experience of utilising this in a client-facing environment;
  • Show a strong ability to interpret shopper data;
  • Be able to build strong and lasting relationships across multiple stakeholders.


This is a position with an FMCG business and as such you will gain fantastic exposure to developing strategic, commercial relationships with top retailers. There is also great scope for progression within the company.

Company

Vertical Advantage have a rich history in sourcing within the FMCG and Grocery marketplace. We specialise in placing candidates in the mid to senior end of the market within Category Management, National Accounts, Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.

We guarantee comprehensive support and expert guidance through professional consultants with proven track records from industry. At Vertical Advantage we are proud of how accomplished our people are and how they have built exceptional networks over their time in the recruitment sector. It is these networks that will give you confidence to work with us.

Our first instinct is to search and this is ingrained in the fabric of our work. We leave no stone unturned to deliver exceptional people for exceptional businesses. Our way of operating suits today's working lifestyle where people are short on time and need to make hiring decisions based on seeing low numbers of high calibre candidates.

Vertical Advantage is a lean, flexible consultancy that works with our clients and candidates to find the right solutions for them.

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