Interim Senior Category Marketing Manager- Leading Branded & Private Label (1 Year Fixed Contract)

The Client

Our client is one of the UK's leading Branded & Private Label Food Groups, operating across several categories areas they have an unquestionable appetite for success. Their 5 year plan is simple and yet immeasurably challenging, to transform the very way in which their Categories are “defined” and “shopped” by the retailer and consumer alike. The 2-3 year strategic goal is to succeed in the “elusive tightrope” of driving both Quantity & Value within their core offering, that will see their market success increase considerably.

The Role

As Senior Category Marketing Manager you will be tasked with managing a Key Business Unit working with the respective Senior Managers. This will be a 1 year Fixed Contract- Key Areas will be:

• Working cross functionally both internally and externally you will drive a strong growth agenda within your business unit that will play a significant part in maximising EBIT performance of the UK business as whole.
• In order to achieve you will take ownership of driving a “change agenda” both internally and externally to the business.
• Your short-term goals will be 2 years out, whilst long-term goals will be devised some 5 years into the future, hence the intellectual stretch you will experience will be unparalleled in your career to date.
• Working at close quarters with the UK  GM, Marketing Directors and respective Divisional MD’s your plans will form the “Commercial & Category Compass” for the business to set its course.

Candidate Requirements

Candidates will have ideally gained exposure to Commercial/Trading or Category/Trade Marketing within Leading Branded or Private Label FMCG Businesses. In doing so they will be at ease with operating in an intellectually tough environment, where results are driven via a “Strategic” approach. Finally the role requires a real “can do” mentality alongside a creative flair for solution focused thinking inside a UK wide corporate framework.