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Category Manager – Sainsbury’s & Waitrose

Employer
Seven Search & Selection
Location
Berkshire
Salary
Open to attract the best + £6k allowance & 15% Bonus Package
Closing date
1 Dec 2018

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

Job Details

Category Manager - Sainsbury’s & Waitrose

Branded Food Business

Office location: Berkshire (expectation 3 days/week)

Salary & reward: Open to attract best; £6k allowance; 15% bonus plus package

We are actively recruiting a Category Development Manager role managing Sainsbury’s & Waitrose for a leading food group. This is a superb opportunity for a Category professional who wants to work for a company grounded in food & flavours! With a clear vision & purpose they have been active in the last 12-24 months repositioning brands, bringing strong innovation to market and gaining key celebrity endorsements. Operating in autonomous business units, this organisation have a portfolio of instantly recognisable brands which are performing well within on-trend categories.

With established Category Vision & Drivers you would be accountable for driving Category Engagement to deliver long term sustainable Category growth through Range, Space, Merchandising and Promotional recommendations. It’s an environment that empowers; you will take full ownership and accountability for growing the Category within Sainsbury’s & Waitrose, establishing yourself as a trusted, independent voice, but to also be mindful of the commercial landscape. 

In the role you will also be brand aligned which will mean you will work cross functionally with Insights, Marketing & Innovation to ensure Category is at the heart of Brand Innovation & Communications. This is an important dynamic of the role and will add breadth to the normal Customer Category Development role. You will need to positively challenge internal teams to ensure the plans (Innovation, Brand or Customer) will add value to the Category. 

With a classically trained blue chip background, ideally you will be a highly motivated and ambitious individual with a minimum of two year’s experience in a Category role. We are however open and would be interested if you have been working within an associated area which would naturally transfer; National Accounts; Retail Buying or operating in one of the Continuous Data agencies looking for the client side move. What is key is you will have strong analytical capable of pulling out insights and be able to develop compelling category recommendations for the customer. 

Culture wise they are collaborative, people focused with a real commitment to employee wellbeing & development. This is truly a business that can offer both an immediate challenge but also long term career progression and opportunities to move food categories by moving within the Group. If you are looking for an employer that is committed to developing you then look no further and please send your CV to recruitment@workwithseven.com

Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately the relevant consultant has decided not to progress with your application. For alternative opportunities please visit the workwithseven website

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Company

Seven is a leading provider of multi-functional recruitment solutions in Consumer Goods & Retail, covering roles in Sales, Marketing, Head Office functions, Category, Operations and Manufacturing. We provide executive search and selection as well as award-winning RPO services and interim solutions.

"One of the leaders in FMCG recruitment" - client feedback, Bayer.

"Having worked with some of the biggest names in recruitment, I would recommend Seven above all." - client feedback, Mars UK.

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Company info
Website
Telephone
0330 010 8327
Location
Yorkshire House, Greek Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 5SH
United Kingdom

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