Skip to main content

This job has expired

Category Manager

Employer
The Simmance Partnership Limited
Location
Amsterdam (Holland) and frequent travel to London
Salary
Around £65,000 (€85,000 partly tax free) + 30% bonus + benefits + relocation
Closing date
19 Feb 2016

View more

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

Job Details

Category Manager​

Around £65,000 (€85,000 partly tax free) + 30% bonus + benefits + relocation

Location: Amsterdam and frequent travel to London

Our client has an amazing story to tell.  A US family owned business of over 30 years and part of a fiercely competitive sector in branded snacks.  This business generates a healthy $3billion sales. They are relentless in their pursuit to win the hearts and minds of consumers and customers throughout the world.  In the past 18 months, following the acquisition of two of Europe’s most recognised meat snack brands, worth in excess of €120m, the European organisation has been built from scratch with a 30 strong team of experts in every commercial function. This is a newly created opportunity for a sharp minded and hugely ambitious Category professional to champion new insights and activation in this UK and pan-Europe focused leadership role. 

Reporting to the Marketing Director, you will be responsible for two principle objectives: To mark and champion the organisation’s status as a Category Leader through the implementation of a vision that will deliver a truly creative shopper engagement strategy in the UK and across a variety of high growth European markets. To co-create ‘new ways of working’ mentality through the organisation that embraces category development at the core of everything it does.

You will have a real depth in understanding category management principles, ideally combined with a working knowledge of shopper activation. You’ll demonstrate a strong bias for action and have the courage to make your opinions known at all times. At very least you’ll drive an infectious passion for your subject matter and deliver results that will get you noticed!

Enthusiasm won’t be enough on its own. You will be judged on fast thinking delivery. You’ll combine boundless energy, original ideas, solid yet highly innovative category and shopper marketing understanding. Capable of changing attitudes and new thinking across the European business your priority will be the ground breaking design and implementation of category and shopper marketing strategy.

You’ll bring an instinct for insight and in-store creativity to this role. This is a fantastic, true European opportunity to work in a fascinating category enjoying double digit growth. This is a company at the start of an amazing journey. It won’t stop at anything in its way. Progress, ambition, fast pace, free thinking and a cultural spirit based entirely on bringing the best out of its people is what you can expect. Freedom to succeed with a rich and rewarding career is the only way forward.

If you think you have the sense of career adventure and knowledge for this, there is only one way to know for sure. Apply with your CV quoting reference SS1209 to response@simmance.co.uk or call Steve Simmance for a confidential discussion on 01753 856 103. 

Company

The Simmance Partnership was formed in 2001 to offer discerning clients and candidates an industry defining recruitment and career planning service. Our practice is built on a quality of market insight, career vision and clear thinking that goes far beyond an assignment or an individual. We are recognised as an industry authority on FMCG sales and marketing recruitment, with an approach that is as revealing as it is refreshing. Leading and mid sized organisations come to us because of our dedicated focus on them and our ability to see beyond the homogeny of the recruitment industry. Talented candidates choose us because of the clients we work with and the career counsel we give. The question now is, what can we do for you?

 

Make contact with us sooner rather than later……call 01753 856103  and ask for Steve Simmance to discuss your career needs in confidence

 

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01753 856103
Location
2 Wessex Court
Russell Street
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 1HG
GB

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert