Category Manager - Personal Care Brands
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Surrey
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus, Car Allowance, Benefits
- Closing date
- 3 Feb 2022
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management, Marketing
Job Details
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a successful and driven category professional from the consumer goods / FMCG industry to join my client as their new Category Manager.
A brand new role created to complement the change and growth with my client's UK business, the new Category Manager will be a crucial part of the sales and marketing function.
Client Details
Personal Care brands, globally recognised.
Category Manager - Personal Care Brands
Description
The Category Manager - Personal Care Brands will:-
- be responsible for the development and execution of effective strategies to facilitate sales for my client
- own and drive in conjunction with marketing, the UK channel strategies across 3 categories in personal care
- be a key member of the UK commercial operation and the wider team
- implement a comprehensive category growth agenda across all channels and customers by incorporating consumer and shopper insights to deliver best in class retail solutions
- effectively translate brand plans into actions for the sales team to support profitability and drive the category growth agenda for each brand
Profile
The Category Manager - Personal Care Brands will:-
- come with experience from a CPG / FMCG background in category management or trade/shopper/marketing or a combination
- come with strong working knowledge of consumer insights and trends e.g. IRI, Nielsen, Kantar alongside customer EPOS
- have experience in delivering fact-based selling stories to influence decision-making
- be degree-level educated in a relevant area such as business administration
- be a strategic, entrepreneurial thinking candidate who is proactive in identifying business opportunities
- have excellent communication, presentation and commercial skills
- be analytical, a self-starter and can work autonomously when needed
- come with a positive outlook and show future leadership qualities
- be able to access the Surrey-based office a min of twice per week
Job Offer
c£40,000 to £50,000 per annum + annual bonus + car allowance + benefits
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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