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Category Manager

Employer
Lime Talent
Location
England, London
Salary
£42000 - £48000 per annum + Benefits
Closing date
24 Jul 2017

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

Job Details



A new and exciting opportunity to join a well-established but high-growth food business as a Category Manager working on one of their most popular brands.

The business is one which is well recognised and owns a number of leading brands across a number of different categories. They are known throughout the industry for being a supportive organisation with an excellent team focussed culture.

The Category Manager role will see you managing the impulse channel for the business, mainly looking after 3 category leading brands. The key responsibilities will be to:
  • Use insight data to develop category plans for your accounts
  • Understand market trends and feeding these back into the business
  • Influence retail clients to increase range and space growth for your products
  • Work with internal teams such as sales and marketing
  • Presentation of range and merchandise best practise
  • Provide input into the direction and execution of NPD
  • Manage and develop a Category Executive


To apply for this role you will display the following:
  • Experience of using agency data such as Nielsen, Kantar, dunnhumby, etc.
  • An understanding of category management principles - this can be from another manufacturer, a retailer or insight agency.
  • Strong knowledge of FMCG and retail markets
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • The ability to manage more junior members of the team


If the above sounds like you and you are keen to work for a business where achievement is rewarded with quick progression then don't hesitate to apply below!

Lime Talent is a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. To view a broader selection of our current vacancies go to www.limetalentgroup.com or call us on 0207 042 3800.

The Lime Talent team always review and process job applications swiftly. However due to the high volume of CVs that we receive online, we regrettably are not always able to respond to every applicant individually. If you've not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Lime Talent Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Company

We are Lime Talent, a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. With over 25 years’ combined experience of recruiting within the FMCG, consumer goods & services sectors, we like to think we know our stuff! We are here to make finding your next job or your next superstar employee an easy and pleasurable experience.

We are an honest and straight talking bunch with a can-do attitude. We aren’t going to say the usual thing that recruiters say, like “we want to partner with you”, as whilst that may be nice, what we really want to do, is to deliver you real results in the shortest amount of time possible. Once we have provided you with the high level of service that you can expect from us, we are confident that strong relationships will follow.

 Areas that we recruit:

• Sales

• Marketing

• Category Management and Insights

• Purchasing and Buying

• Supply Chain

Contact us today to discuss your next career move or to find out how we can help you find the best talent for your business.

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Telephone
020 7042 3800

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