Senior Category Manager

Senior Category Manager – High growth foods business

Office based in London

Up to £70k plus exceptional package

Our client:

• Market-leading healthy foods business with BIG ambitions
• Are a fast growing, pioneering and ethical business who take pride in sharing delicious and super healthy products with the increasingly health conscious UK consumer
• As category-creators with a strong focus on continued innovation they already have a strong retailer presence across the grocery, convenience and health food retailers now ready for the next step!
• We are looking for a brilliant Senior Category Manager to co-create, drive and grow the category agenda with key retailers both in UK and International.

Role:

• Influence customers long term decision making through a compelling category vision
• Identify and deliver key category initiatives and tactics to help customers grow the category
• Partner with customers on annual range reviews delivering category insights, range, space and merchandising recommendations
• Build strong internal and external customer relationships
• Identify insight to inform business and customer strategy
• Work with Sales team to unlock new business in emerging channels and international markets
• To lead shopper insights to allow the business to identify and deliver growth opportunities

Ideal candidate:

• Will be an experienced Senior Category Manager, preferably in Food and Drink but with extensive FMCG experience
• Be an expert at using continuous data to develop engaging Category Strategies and Visions
• Have experience using the visions to drive customer engagement and decision making
• An ability to influence is paramount as you will be required to influence at all levels internally and externally. 

Benefits & details

• Up to £70k salary
• Exceptional package
• Office based in London
• Accessible from Central and Greater London

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