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SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER – FMCG FOOD

Employer
Clear Edge Search & Selection Ltd
Location
Yorkshire and the Humber
Salary
Up to £65,000 + benefits
Closing date
12 May 2017

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Category Management

Job Details

Senior Category Manager – FMCG Food

Up to £65,000 + benefits

Yorkshire

Company

As one of the largest chilled food businesses in the UK, my client is a market leader across multiple categories. They provide millions of consumers around the UK with high quality, premium chilled food products, supplying both the UK retail and foodservice markets. Their annual year on year growth has been in excess of 15% and they have reached this figure through creating high quality products, diversification and expanding the company through well founded merges and acquisitions. Following this consistent growth year on year, there is now a requirement for a Senior Category Manager to join the team, managing one of the company’s largest divisions.

Role

As Senior Category Manager you will be expected to deliver on the following:

  • Taking full ownership of the category relationship within the top 4 retailers
  • Identifying routes to market for consumer products
  • Targeting a customer base and actions needed in sales, marketing, capital investment and NPD to achieve target growth
  • Professionally and effectively managing key accounts to maximise sales and account profitability
  • Monitoring customer/consumer needs, market trends and developments ensuing the product offering is competitive
  • Preparing budget forecasts as required and liaising with the manufacturing team to prepare a manufacturing plan to ensure necessary volume

Requirements

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you must have a strong background within a chilled/short shelf life FMCG food environment, in a customer facing category role. It is essential you are numerate, and comfortable dealing with multiple sources of data.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please apply below or contact matthew.marshall@ceselection.com for further information.

Company

Clear Edge are an executive search and selection business, specialising in roles from middle management to Board level in FMCG and Retail sectors.

Recruiting high-calibre professionals across:

  • Sales & Marketing
  • Operations, Technical & Supply Chain
  • Retail

Genuine experts in your sector:

  • Food
  • Drinks
  • Health, Beauty & Household Products
  • Consumer Durables

Our specialist consultants take a highly pro-active approach on behalf of their clients and candidates, with total commitment to service and results. Using our extensive market knowledge, unrivalled network of contacts and modern day recruitment techniques, we're here to give you the clear edge over the competition.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0113 2054970
Location
Lister House
Lister Hill
Horsforth
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS18 5AZ
GB

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