Interim Category Executive
- Employer
- Better Placed Recruitment
- Location
- England, Merseyside, Wirral
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 11 Oct 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management, Marketing, Merchandising, National Accounts
Job Details
Our client is one the North Wests biggest and brightest FMCG businesses, a hugely successful operation with Category leading products and ambitious growth plans. An opportunity for an experienced and success driven Category Executive has arisen within their Category Management Function.
Reporting into the Category Controller the role of Category Executive is responsible for developing key customer partnerships in order to deliver first class insights that drive a competitive advantage for the business. In addition you will be responsible for delivering a category management and merchandising service to your strategic customers ensuring that category and shopper insights evolve into deliverable in-store executions. In support of the Category Controller you will input into the range review process from presentation to implementation in addition to making actionable recommendations to retail partners by utilising both category and shopper data insight.
The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of commercial, marketing or category experience gained in an FMCG setting, experience gained in a UK market is essential. You will be of graduate calibre with a track record of delivering results in a highly focused commercial environment. You must have strong presentation and commercial skills and be proficient with continuous data to deliver actionable insight.
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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