Category Manager
- Employer
- Better Placed Recruitment
- Location
- Leeds
- Salary
- £40000 - £45000 per annum + Company + Bonus
- Closing date
- 21 Nov 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management
Job Details
Category Manager
Multiple new Category Manager vacancies, working for a variety of different FMCG brands. One role in particular is quite unique and we would love to discuss with any budding category or insight managers, looking to explore their options!
The ideal candidate will be a tenacious and self starting with a previous experience in a customer facing role.
You will be able to build and deliver sound Category Strategies based on consumer/shopper insights ensuring growth for key customers
Given we have multiple roles, the below is pretty fluid at this stage, but will give you a flavour:
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the annual category plan to execute the category vision, merchandising and promotional strategies.
- Identify and manage customer specific category initiatives and projects to increase sales and profitability.
- Lead and deliver the range, seasonal review and gap analysis processes with customers.
- Range management.
- Lead and deliver the promotional calendar.
- Lead and deliver merchandising reviews and point of purchase tactics.
- Category performance tracking.
The Requirements:
- Previous Category Management experience working within a retailer facing role.
- Educated to degree level or the equivalent.
- Experience of managing a small team would be desirable.
- Expert user of Nielsen / IRI and Kantar databases.
- Results driven and self-motivated.
- Excellent communication, analytical and presentation skills.
- Strong relationship builder.
Company
With an enviable client list of blue chip FMCG businesses, Better Placed focuses on the recruitment of Sales and Marketing professionals across the UK. Working from offices in Leeds and Manchester, our team of highly experienced Consultants have built relationships with a wide range of companies in the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands as well as elsewhere in the UK.
In many cases we are preferred supplier to these businesses operating on an exclusive basis. We operate at all levels from graduate through to Director and our team are widely acknowledged as specialists in their chosen vertical markets.At Better Placed we focus on our candidates as much as our clients and we understand that failure to do so will slow the rapid growth that we have seen since our inception in 2002. Our track record of maintaining long term relationships with both candidates and clients is testament to how seriously we take this and is a fundamental part of what we stand for.
- Website
- http://www.betterplaced.com/
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