Category Manager
- Employer
- Advocate Group
- Location
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 13 Mar 2021
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Marketing
Job Details
Due to the over performance of the Convenience Channel, there is an exciting new opportunity to come into a global business and really add value from the moment that you start!
Key areas of focus
- To drive insight and actions from analysis of the market and consumer data and identify market shifts and trends. To ensure both internal and external customers understand category performance and act on recommendations, through regular engagement (reporting & presentations).
- To work closely with the sales team to maximise the performance of priority ranges within customers to improve distribution and ensure delivery of the commercial plan.
- To build relationships and trust with key customers to positively influence core category performance for mutual benefit. Customer engagement through Category Reviews, Range Reviews, New Product Presentations and customer specific work e.g. Promotional analysis, Total Frozen category recommendations.
- To work with ecommerce and commercial leads to build and execute a category growth plan for online.
- To execute shopper activation plans to realise category growth opportunities in line with the Category Vision. To ensure both internal and external alignment with retailer, brand, and category strategies.
Experience
Analysing and interpreting data to presenting conclusions and recommendations
Working within a Category Management/Marketing team
Working with data from data providers such as; dunnhumby, Tesco link, Retail Link
Developing and implementing shopper marketing activity
Now, what are you waiting for, press that "Apply" button, and let's get talking!
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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