Category Manager
- Employer
- Signature Career Management
- Location
- Manchester, Merseyside, East Yorkshire, Lancashire
- Salary
- £50,000 - £60,000
- Closing date
- 27 Dec 2024
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Marketing
Job Details
Signature Career Management is collaborating with a dynamic FMCG company seeking to hire a Category Manager for their team. This presents an exceptional opportunity for driven individuals to join an organisation that's off the beaten path! If you're analytical and eager to advance your career in a fast-paced, supportive environment, this is the role for you!
This position allows you to assist a company with a unique offering, making it a distinctive and exciting chance. As the Category Manager, you will engage with various national retailers, serving as the primary point of contact. The company is well-established and a leader in its field.
Key role responsibilities will include:
- Using data to identify insights that will influence shopper behaviours and promote business growth
- Interpret data and highlight any key issues, providing the commercial team with insight into market activity and enabling specific product recommendations based on highlighted trends
- Build and nurture strong relationships, communicating clearly with retailers to ensure smooth roll-out of range reviews
- Attend regular meetings with retailers to gain an understanding of their needs and provide solutions
- Ability to work collaboratively with the sales team, translating insight into performance-driving strategy
The successful candidate will be already operating in a category manager role within the FMCG sector in a data or category capacity and can come in and hit the ground running.
- It is essential to display strong oral, written and communication skills, influencing and communicating at all levels as well as advanced skills in the use of Excel and PowerPoint.
- You will be familiar with data sets such as IRI and Kantar, building reports and performing market audits to assist in the growth of the business and the category as a whole.
- You will be able to not just interpret data but draw out key insights and present back both internally and externally with passion and energy.
To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to eadie@signaturecm.co.uk or please apply via the link below.
Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
Please note Signature Career Management is acting as an employment agency.
Company
Signature Career Management’s passion is placing leading FMCG talent who go on to transform the performance of teams and organisations across the world.
We have a team of consultants who specialise solely within the Sales & Marketing functions of FMCG, enabling their collective knowledge and network to provide candidates a distinct advantage in their job search. Our consultants are targeted on feedback, not fees, so have your best interests at heart, and the candidates we place regularly go on to become our clients as they look to build out their own teams. This is testament to our relationship-led approach.
If you don’t see any vacancies that interest you at this time but would like to work more proactively to secure your next role, please don’t hesitate in getting in touch. One of our consultants can talk you through how we can open doors to your next opportunity.
- Website
- https://signaturecm.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0161 274 9184 / 020 3196 0869
- Location
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Signature Career Management
1st Floor, Ropewalks
Newton Street
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6QJ
GB
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