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CATEGORY MANAGER

Employer
Clear Edge Search & Selection Ltd
Location
Yorkshire
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
30 Nov 2018

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

Job Details

Category Manager

Competitive Salary

Location: Yorkshire

Our client is one of the largest chilled food groups in the UK and the dominant force across a number of chilled categories, where its clients include some of the UK’s best known and most innovative Retailers. We are being used exclusively by our client to undertake a Search to uncover individuals who already has a demonstrable background as a Category Marketing Manager within the Food sector.

Our client is one of the most successful and progressive groups within the food sector, their success have been achieved through a constant focus geared towards innovation, development with a customer centric approach, they are one of the biggest suppliers to Retailers across a number of chilled categories.  As part of a wide refocus of one of its key and instrumental divisions they are now looking to further strengthen their category marketing function by recruiting a Category Manager to assist in the implementation of a customer growth and innovation strategy.

As key members of the category functional team, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a Category and Consumer Insight strategy to drive sales growth through a strong existing customer partnership, as well as the expected expansion of the current customer product portfolio where they have a dominant category share.

This will be achieved through driving the Category Marketing function to deliver effective category management and a program of developing new and innovative products that match current consumer trends, alongside managing and developing key relationships, at all levels, with the aim of building a long-term, growing and profitable business that fits with the ambitious growth strategy across the wider Group.

As highlighted above we are looking to attract individuals who already have a proven and acknowledged personal brand within the Foods sector; this role will only be attainable for an individual who is recognised as a Category and Consumer Insight specialist, respected and held in high regard by Retail customers and internal peers alike. This is a confidential and instrumental piece of recruitment.

In the first instance please apply by email, attaching current Curriculum Vitae and including full salary details, alternatively should  wish to discuss the opportunity in more detail please call Alan Gove direct on 0113 2054970.

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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