Category manager - FMCG
- Employer
- Jarlett de Grouchy
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum + car + bonus
- Closing date
- 19 Jul 2016
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying, Category Management, Marketing, National Accounts
Job Details
Background:
Working at one of the UK's most iconic businesses, you will be part of a community whose ambition is to attract and develop the best people in the UK FMCG marketplace. As such, the opportunity for personal and professional development has lead them to win several industry awards - including Marketing Week TOP 10 FMCG companies to work for, and Times top 100.
The company:
The business is true innovator in the consumer and FMCG markets, developing well loved brands in the Food / Drink and Personal care sectors. Many of their brands are No1 in their respected markets, and they are proud to have category captaincy with many of their customers. They are respected for impactful, often quirky but ground breaking advertising and consumer engagement.
The role:
As a category manager, you will sit within a world class Commercial team, and report into the team leader (category director). We are looking for someone who can take a hands on approach with customers (Sainsbury OR Tesco), developing the relationship from a category thought leadership perspective.
You are responsible to deliver compelling insights to drive Category growth through deep understanding of shoppers, consumers & customers. The team is undergoing a transitional phase in their approach to Category leadership and with an exciting NPD pipeline. Therefore plenty of opportunity to work with new and innovative products.
This is a high performance team, and there is opportunity to progress into a senior category manager role within 12 - 18 months.
Successful Candidates will
* Be the Category Champion and drive the Category agenda across the business
* Develop a winning POP vision and plan
* Work with customers to create joint category place for brand label growth
* Providing category insight to influence current and future direction
* Delivering the category fundamentals around space & merchandising targets
* Proactively managing strategic category partnerships
To Apply:
Please click on the "Apply" button below, or send your CV direct to ben@Jdeg.co.uk. Visit www.jdeg.co.uk to register your CV and apply for our other positions!
Company
J-DEG are a sales and marketing recruitment agency specialising in the FMCG sector. Our team combines of 30 years experience working within this sector, and we are proud to be recruitment partners to some of the UK's most prestigeous consumer businesses.
Our specialist knowledge and expertise, combined with a passion for our industry, will help you to discover your next exciting career move or newest team member.
We specialise in the following roles:
- Sales
- Marketing
- Category
- Insight and Research
- Shopper
Stay up to speed with the UK's most exciting and exclusive roles! Register your CV to enquiries@jdeg.co.uk or submit your enquiry by clicking here and one of our specialists will be in touch.
- Location
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8-9 Stephen Mews
Fitrovia
W1T 1AF
GB
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