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Category Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Dublin
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
6 Oct 2017

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

Job Details

Category Manager

Are you looking to be part of one of the most forward thinking and dynamic businesses within the FMCG industry? Somewhere you can make a real impact and develop your career? If that interests you, please read on! 
Based in Dublin, this FMCG business is looking to appoint a category manager to lead the category agenda and help unlock growth opportunities. A few words to best describe them; entrepreneurial and creative, this is somewhere you can kick start your career. 

The role:

  • Experience in Category Management or consumer insights
  • Someone who is as comfortable getting stuck into detailed data analysis as they are stepping back to see the big picture and working out what needs to be done
  • You’ll have the ability to communicate well and work cross functionally with a variety of people, you’ll have above average influencing skills
  • You’ll be a natural at building trusted relationships with people both internally and externally
  • You’ll be able to work through large sets of data to find the ‘so what’ and with a strong aptitude for numbers you’ll be a whiz on Excel
  • As the role involves travel to our customers you’ll need a full driving licence

The successful candidate:

  • 3+ years in category management  
  • Ideally you’ll have experience working with Powerpoint, Answers, Spaceman or similar and can use these to present winning proposals
  • Can keep abreast of current market, consumer and shopper trends and share insights with the team effectively

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to eliza.byrne@advocate-group.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role. 

Please note The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency & business.

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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