Category Manager - Top4 Grocery

Here is an opportunity to join a top player within the Top4 Grocery sector who are at the forefront of their category.  This roe offers the opportunity to further your career either as a Category Exec looking for a step up or an experienced CatMan seeking a good work/life balance.

Reporting in to Head of Category, this role works with the commercial team to develop customer category solutions to merchandising, ranging, pricing and promotions where you will require a solid understanding of consumer / shopper behaviour. You will develop and promote good internal relationships with the national accounts team and marketing whilst forging excellent communication with the retail buyers within the customer. The key purpose of the role is to analyse and evaluate market information to provide strategic insight to the business and deliver first class recommendations through presentations to the above stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have the following criteria / background:

• Category Management experience within the FMCG manufacturing industry
• Ideally have experience working with the Top4 Grocery customer base
• Working knowledge of market data such as Dunnhumby, Kantar, Nielsen or IRI
• Excellent presentation skills and eye for detail
• Solid financial acumen and commercially savvy
• Must be comfortable with working in the Leics and Nottm region on a daily basis
• Must be degree educated

In return, the company offers a competitive salary and company car along with internal progression routes that is highly encouraged within the business for those with career ambitions.