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Category Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Merseyside
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date
3 Nov 2019

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

Job Details

** Opportunity for flexible working **

In this role you will be fully responsible for the category management of a defined product range for a market leading FMCG Food business. The company are extremely successful and have well known industry leading brands. Within this role you will; analyse marker and consumer data to identify market trends do drive insight and actions, work closely with internal stakeholders to maximise category performance with the retailer, build strong relationships with key customers to influence the category through range reviews, product presentations and promotional analysis and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analysing and interoperating data
  • Working with data providers
  • Working with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strategy plans
  • Working with the Major Multiples
  • Turning insights into actions

SKILLS REQUIRED             

  • 2+ years Marketing/Category Management experience
  • Data analysis experience
  • Experience with Major Multiples highly desirable
  • Expert with Kantar
  • Highly numerate
  • Experience of working cross divisionally
  • Understanding of space planning
  • Consumer/ FMCG background
  • Presentation skills
  • Commercially astute

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to candice.shaw@advocate-group.co.uk  or give Candice Shaw a call on 0161 639 0080.

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.

Please note The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency & business.

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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