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Category Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Greater London, Hampshire, Reading,  West London, South London. – HYBRID
Salary
£45,000 - £50,000 + Car Allowance + Package
Closing date
20 Aug 2022

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Category Management, Marketing, Sales

Job Details

Location : Greater London, Hampshire, Reading,  West London, South London. – HYBRID.
Salary £45,000 - £50,000 + Car Allowance + Package.

Would you like the opportunity to work with a drinks industry giant whose products are in every retail and HORECA channel?

Are you an insight driven individual who relishes in providing commercial recommendation to the business and its customers?

The advocate group is working exclusively with this organisation as they grow their category function.

We are now on the search for a Category Manager who will optimise the brand's performance and growth by providing category insights and recommendations. We are searching for a driven professional who is passionate about category insights and improving business positioning.

Key Responsibilities

•    To drive the category function by analysing and interpreting market trends from category data.
•    Provide actionable insights to support company strategy and growth.
•    Communicate with external customers and internal stakeholders the category initiatives to ensure effective business planning.
•    Leading the function and agenda across the key customers.
•    Using the data to identify business strengths and opportunities to capitalise regarding business strategy.

About you

•    Data-driven and a strong understanding of either Nielsen, Kantar, IRI, or Dunnhumby.
•    Able to develop and maintain relationships with key customers.
•    Highly motivated with a challenger mindset – there to make a difference!
•    Ability to work autonomously whilst managing priorities and multitasking within a fast-paced environment.
•    Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. With the ability to communicate with senior stakeholders, and present confidently.

If you’re a driven individual seeking an opportunity to develop your career with a global business, then I’d love to speak to you!

The Advocate Group are a leading search and selection business providing top talent to the consumer products sector. If you interested in understanding the opportunities, we have or how we can help you further your career then please contact us today.

Please get in touch with Ciara at the Advocate Group on 020 7871 8000 or send your CV to ciara@advocate-group.co.uk 

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/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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