Category Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, South East England
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum
- Closing date
- 10 Apr 2019
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management
Job Details
Responsible for the overall performance of specified categories/products within the UK and internationally. To act as product and category champion and lead the development and implementation of an associated marketing strategy which aligns with business objectives and maximises growth.
Client Details
My client is a Consumer Health FMCG business with a strong portfolio of market leading brands and products. They are highly innovative and respected in the market for having many leading products with both the self care and professional care categories.
Description
The Category Manager will be responsible for:
- Creating and developing a long term plan and strategy for development of categories
- Becoming a leader in category ranging, pricing and promotions across customer channels
- Leading category management projects to optimise ranges and related merchandising
- Working alongside customer, marketing, sales and national accounts managers to translate customer insights into strategies which drive performance
- Managing a large portfolio of different products and developing appropriate strategies for each across their PLC, including devising NPI strategies for product categories, effecting internal and external launch plans, and exit strategies for unsuccessful products
- Maximising revenue and margin of products and categories
- Determining positioning and value proposition of each product/category
Profile
The Category Manager will ideally display:
- Minimum of 3 years' of category management and 3 years' of product management
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience in digital is an advantage
- Proven international product and category management expertise within a retail environment e.g. OTC or distribution
- Solid knowledge of product and category management, marketing and sales principles
- Strong commercial acumen and strategic capability
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- An ability to influence at all levels of the Company
- Team player and cross functional working
- Attention to detail
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Must be a self-starter and have a real passion for success and results
Job Offer
This Category Manager role is a full time permanent position based in the South East England. For more information please apply.
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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