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Category Marketing Manager / Food / NW England / £45-50k + package.

Employer
DR Newitt
Location
North West England
Salary
£45-50k + package.
Closing date
29 May 2016

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

Job Details

Our client is a successful food manufacturer. They manufacturer high quality food products for the UK's leading Retailers and Food Service establishments.

The business is growing and they have an opportunity within their commercial team.

The Role

Category Marketing Manager

Retail and foodservice Category Manager

Expectation of the Category Manager Role

• Reviewing and analysing category insights to build the commercial rationale for inclusion of products and brands.
• Creation and delivery of a long term strategic plan for development of the category – clear marketing plans optimising key areas for comms and digital execution.
• Leading category management projects to optimise ranges and related merchandising.
• Building and driving category relationships.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Management of Category Tools
• Retail Gap Analysis – every six months (include monthly update on new launches and review of the past 6months)
• Kantar – Key insights delivered in a timely manner to business and retailers
• Identification of Key Ready Meal gaps and proposals for new challenger brands and concepts
• Dissemination of Food People Research to be used as tool for retail and foodservice development
• Structured marketing plans by customer to include where necessary campaign ideas, digital execution, comms and other marketing plans
• Export

The Candidate

• Marketing experience within food manufacturing.
• Self-starter with a can do positive attitude.

What's on Offer

£45-50k + package.
Excellent career progression options in a growing business.

If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to greg@drnewitt.com or contact Greg Carroll on 0161 833 0181.

Company

D R Newitt are Food, Drink and FMCG recruitment specialists providing permanent and interim recruitment services: 

We offer Headhunting, Search & Selection and Advertising services across the following disciplines:
•    Sales
•    Marketing and Category
•    Executive
•    Supply Chain / Buying
•    Technical / Quality
•    NPD / Process / Development Chefs
•    Operations / Manufacturing
•    Engineering
•    HR and Finance

To enquire about a specific role or to have a confidential discussion about your career path, call or email us:

  • Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060 
  • Manchester Office 0161 833 0181

Register@drnewitt.com

Company info
Website
Telephone
0131 226 5060
Location
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom

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