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Category Executive

Employer
Lime Talent
Location
England, London
Salary
£30000.00 - £40000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Closing date
29 Oct 2019

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

Job Details



Category Executive



One of the fastest growing companies in the last few years is currently on the hunt for a Category Executive to join the team. This ambitious company has been expanding their product range of the last few years and have exiting plans for NPD. You will be driven, and excited to make an impact and will be given the opportunity to work directly with retailers and with this fantastic team who are shaking up the FMCG market.



Key Responsibilities of the Category Executive:
  • Working within the category team and supporting the Head of Category to provide meaningful insights using data and suggest innovative recommendations to retailers
  • Drive category strategy working cross functionally, presenting your work internally and externally
  • Reporting on a monthly and weekly basis on strategies to help shape wider commercial business decisions.
  • Analyse and interpret consumer data to give insight into market and category trends
  • Assist and increase the category capabilities for key events, range reviews and ad hoc projects.
  • Build strong relationships with key customer contacts
  • Pick out new areas for market growth and give actionable recommendations to help achieve this




Key skills and requirements of the Category Executive:
  • Previous experience using data and analysing data sources ( e.g. Kantar, Dunnhumby, Nielsen, IRI or equivalent)
  • Relevant category or insights experience within FMCG
  • Excellent IT skills, attention to detail and a passion to understand what is driving figures
  • Degree level or equivalent industry qualification
  • Excel skills are a must
  • Willingness and drive to solve new challenges
  • Self-starter and passion for the healthy food and beverage industry




You will have the opportunity to work with one of the most exciting brands in the market, working alongside a supportive team with a real path for progression and career development. If you like the sound of this challenge and opportunity, do not hesitate to apply using the link below!

Lime Talent is a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. To view a broader selection of our current vacancies go to www.limetalentgroup.com or call us on 0207 042 3800.

By making an application to Lime Talent you confirm that you have read and agree to our privacy policy which can be found at https://www.limetalentgroup.com/privacy-and-data-policies

The Lime Talent team always review and process job applications swiftly. However due to the high volume of CVs that we receive online, we regrettably are not always able to respond to every applicant individually. If you've not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Lime Talent Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Company

We are Lime Talent, a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. With over 25 years’ combined experience of recruiting within the FMCG, consumer goods & services sectors, we like to think we know our stuff! We are here to make finding your next job or your next superstar employee an easy and pleasurable experience.

We are an honest and straight talking bunch with a can-do attitude. We aren’t going to say the usual thing that recruiters say, like “we want to partner with you”, as whilst that may be nice, what we really want to do, is to deliver you real results in the shortest amount of time possible. Once we have provided you with the high level of service that you can expect from us, we are confident that strong relationships will follow.

 Areas that we recruit:

• Sales

• Marketing

• Category Management and Insights

• Purchasing and Buying

• Supply Chain

Contact us today to discuss your next career move or to find out how we can help you find the best talent for your business.

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Telephone
020 7042 3800

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