Senior Category Manager

Client:

• Our client is a well-known international food business with a fantastic brand heritage
• Known around the world for their great tasting products, the company have seen continuous success and are now tracking in their 3^rd year of consistent double-digit growth
• They are focussed on delivering fantastic innovations, and with the help of their immense production capabilities are constantly bringing new products to market
• Dynamic and fast-paced, this is an environment focussed on growth and the future with a strong set of values at its heart

Role:

• Customer-facing Senior Category Manager role to manage the grocery multiples
• You will be responsible for building and maintaining exceptional customer relationships, and using insights and your own expertise to deliver actionable recommendations to support category growth
• You will take a hands-on approach to the role, working closely with Marketing, Sales and other key business functions to create best-in-class Category research and advice
• Working with a strong innovation pipeline, the Senior Category Manager will be responsible for bringing new products to customers and driving incremental business growth
• You’ll also have some shopper responsibilities, supporting the development of shopper marketing plans / promo plans / NPD launches linking with key stakeholders throughout the process.

Ideal candidate:

• You will be a proven Category Manager, having progressed through a category role in a branded FMCG environment or making the move from an agency
• You will highly analytical, have great attention to detail, whilst being commercially astute.
• An ability to influence is paramount as you will be required to influence at all levels internally and externally.
• Able to manage short-term deliverables in parallel to developing long-term strategic thinking
• Highly organised and able to manage time / deadlines effectively
• Collaborative and a ‘Team Player’

Benefits & details:

• The opportunity to work in dynamic business with quality and innovation at its heart
• Competitive salary c£50/60k DOE + package including car allowance
• Location: Home based role with travel into Central London typically twice a week

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