Category Executive
- Employer
- Advocate Group
- Location
- Central London
- Salary
- Market related
- Closing date
- 1 Nov 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management, Marketing, Sales
Job Details
Job Type: Category Development Executive
Location: Central London
Sector: FMCG / Food
Are you an ambitious data driven professional looking for a career in FMCG Category Management?
Are you a natural when it comes to interpreting data and making the complex simple?
Our client is a market leading FMCG Company, they are outselling and outperforming anyone else in their category. They have a culture that celebrates creativity and passion. They look for academic, switched on, driven individuals who are looking for a fantastic career full of fun!
The role of Category Development Executive will require:
- Undertake 5P Analysis to uncover insights that deliver action-based category recommendations for retailers and the company
- Develop category-leadership relationships with retailers by providing category recommendations for range reviews, key events and ad-hoc questions.
- One weekly and monthly reporting to inform retailers’ strategies and tactics and to inform the business strategy.
- Upskill the entire business on category thinking and support the sales team with killer category insights.
- Help us identify the market opportunities and recommend tactics to cover them.
- Inform the NPD process with market and shopper insights.
Role requirements:
- Highly competent of analysing sale data, utilising multiple data sources
- A confident communicator with ability to clear communicate across departments
- Previously worked in an category or insight related role.
- Previous exposure to the food or beverage industry
- Educated to a degree level
- Strong Excel Skills
To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to sam.miller@advocate-group.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.
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 10 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
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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/
- Website
- http://www.advocate-group.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0333 772 7200
- Location
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The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB
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