Senior Category Development Manager - with reports
- Employer
- Vertical Advantage
- Location
- Berkshire
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum + car allowance+ benefits + bonus
- Closing date
- 9 Aug 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management
Job Details
Category Development Manager
Berkshire
A great opportunity has arisen for a Senior Category Development Manager to drive category strategy across the retail channel through the development of clear and compelling category insights and vision, and unlocking opportunities through the analysis of shopper behaviour.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of a 3
- Shaping the category agenda for the Retail channel
- Working closely with a range of functions including Sales, Revenue Planning & Marketing to identify growth opportunities within the category
- Produce clear, compelling and tangible category insights that lead to growth strategies
- Manage operational excellence in-store
- Ensure NPD and Innovation plans are ready to sell and guidelines are being met to launch on time
- Identify channels and segments to ensure trends, areas of risk, opportunity and competitor insights
Experience Required
- FMCG background
- Degree educated
- Able to demonstrate experience building category vision and strategy
- Ability to identify key trends in their current category
- Appreciates the importance of internal ROI when developing a promotional strategy
- Knowledge of several information system tools (Nielsen, IRI, Kantar, Dunnhumby, Aimia, JDA)
- Influencing skills - good impact presenting to senior management and also credible with Account Managers
This is a unique and excellent opportunity for an experienced Category Manager to take on the additional responsibility of leading and developing a cross-functional team to drive the overall category strategy.
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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