Category & Insight Executive
- Employer
- Better Placed Recruitment
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 15 Mar 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management
Job Details
Category & Insight Executive
Haribo are looking for an enthusiastic Category & Insight Executive to work within the Category Team and lead the insight and category analysis for the wider HARIBO business.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work across both HARIBO and MAOAM, UK And Ireland. The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing the market, retailer and product performance, while identifying opportunities for business development.
**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities**
Business Analysis:
- Producing standardised reports for the business, and tracking account, product and promotional performance
- Maintaining the product sales database
- Maintaining the retail sales databases
Competitor Analysis:
- Tracking competitor activity, including promotions and new product launches
Retail Analysis:
- Working with product and account management to understand and develop the HARIBO and MAOAM product range within key retail accounts
- Assisting in the producing of account specific category reviews
Marketing Analysis:
- Support in tracking effectiveness of new marketing initiatives including new pos development, in store activity, TV campaigns etc.
**Qualifications / Experience**
- Business, numerical or marketing degree desirable
- Experience working in an analytical role (essential), preferable within an FMCG company
- Ability to motivate self to achieve deadlines
- Excellent organisational, communication and analytical skills
- Professional and confident persona at all levels
- Advanced levels of Microsoft office suite (particularly Excel and Powerpoint)
- Experience in working with retailer link data
Company
With an enviable client list of blue chip FMCG businesses, Better Placed focuses on the recruitment of Sales and Marketing professionals across the UK. Working from offices in Leeds and Manchester, our team of highly experienced Consultants have built relationships with a wide range of companies in the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands as well as elsewhere in the UK.
In many cases we are preferred supplier to these businesses operating on an exclusive basis. We operate at all levels from graduate through to Director and our team are widely acknowledged as specialists in their chosen vertical markets.At Better Placed we focus on our candidates as much as our clients and we understand that failure to do so will slow the rapid growth that we have seen since our inception in 2002. Our track record of maintaining long term relationships with both candidates and clients is testament to how seriously we take this and is a fundamental part of what we stand for.
- Website
- http://www.betterplaced.com/
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