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Category Controller

Employer
Vertical Advantage
Location
West Yorkshire
Salary
£60000 - £70000 per annum + car + bonus + benefits
Closing date
9 Mar 2017

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying, Category Management, National Accounts

Job Details



Category Development Controller - Leeds

Background:

As Category Development Controller you will be joining a newly established team responsible for award winning delivery of shopper led results within your key retail partners across the Grocery and High Street channels.

The Role:

To drive your team to ensure the deployment of category insights yields higher penetration across the major categories in which the business operates. Key responsibilities will include:
  • Develop and deliver effective 4P execution based on key global company initiatives
  • Through the development and guidance of a large team and strong customer relationships you will deliver excellent in-store execution
  • Directly impact the category performance, brands and customer results
  • Ensuring strategic tactics and methods are being adopted with company objectives in mind
  • Cross functional stakeholder management, particularly with Trade Marketing ensuring NPD plans are shared
  • Working to tight deadlines, managing a wide range of external influences.
  • Drive the range review process
  • Adopt effective negotiation skills that are mutually beneficial with your designated customers


The Person:
  • Degree calibre a must
  • Able to demonstrate quick progression in your career to date
  • Able to digest, interpret and manipulate large volumes of complex data and devise clear, concise plans
  • Have strong knowledge of Syndicated Data (Panel Data, Spectra, Nielson/IRI)
  • Strong influencing/negotiating skills
  • Background in Leadership and Development


This is a great opportunity for a National Account Controller with some Category experience, or a Buying Manager coming from Retail, or a current Senior Category Manager looking to make the step-up and work within a Global organisation.

Company

Vertical Advantage have a rich history in sourcing within the FMCG and Grocery marketplace. We specialise in placing candidates in the mid to senior end of the market within Category Management, National Accounts, Marketing, Supply Chain and Logistics.

We guarantee comprehensive support and expert guidance through professional consultants with proven track records from industry. At Vertical Advantage we are proud of how accomplished our people are and how they have built exceptional networks over their time in the recruitment sector. It is these networks that will give you confidence to work with us.

Our first instinct is to search and this is ingrained in the fabric of our work. We leave no stone unturned to deliver exceptional people for exceptional businesses. Our way of operating suits today's working lifestyle where people are short on time and need to make hiring decisions based on seeing low numbers of high calibre candidates.

Vertical Advantage is a lean, flexible consultancy that works with our clients and candidates to find the right solutions for them.

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