Head of Category and Insight | Fresh Produce | Maidstone
- Employer
- MorePeople
- Location
- England, Kent, Maidstone
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 19 Feb 2021
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Function
- Category Management, Marketing, National Accounts
Job Details

Head of Category and Insight | Fresh Produce | Maidstone
Salary - Dependent on experience
About our client:-
They are a leading presence in the Fresh Produce industry, with a formidable reputation for driving change in the sector and for continued growth. To strengthen their offering further, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Head of Category and Insight to their team.
About the job:-
The Head of Category role is a leadership role reporting directly into the Commercial Director. As such, you will be a key component in their client development plans and ensuring that the Commercial teams are supplied with the right data to enable them to present strong and persuasive proposals to their customers. You will be responsible for managing the development of 2 of their Category Managers ensuring they have the support they need. It is crucial that this role works hand in hand with other internal teams to deliver the best results across the business.
The Ideal Candidate:-
The person taking this role on will need to have a strong background in Category Management, ideally having held a Senior Category and Insight role in the past. A background in own label and fresh food is really important as this is a competitive market and understanding how to operate in this model is vital.
How to apply:-
If this role sounds of interest, then please get in touch with Morten Andresen for a confidential discussion about the role. You can do this by applying to the link on the advert or by calling 01780 480530.
Company
MorePeople is a specialist recruitment business providing permanent and interim solutions for the Produce & Horticulture, Food, Agriculture and Garden & Leisure sectors across the UK and internationally. Our focus is on retail and foodservice supply chains, from ‘own label’ suppliers to blue chip brands.
Founded in 2000 by two passionate foodies with vast experience of working in the industry, our team comprises extremely knowledgeable ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters who are passionate about the sectors. We take a functional approach to recruitment with dedicated teams for Commercial, Technical, Operational, HR and Finance roles. The majority of placements are for permanent, full-time professional roles ranging from Junior Managers to Senior Directors.
- Telephone
- 01780 480530
- Location
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Acanthus House
10a Belton Street
Stamford
PE9 2EF
GB
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