Category Manager

About the Business:
My client is a global, category leading FMCG business who are looking for a Category Manager to join their fast-paced Sales team. Working across the Grocery Multiples, the successful candidate will work with award winning and staple household grocery brands. Evolving the category vision, you will assist in developing ideas to drive category growth across a portfolio of channels.

This is a business that offers loads of great benefits, an exciting culture, training and progression opportunities.

As a Category and Insights Manager your purpose will be to:

• Establish the category by developing and executing a long-term plan and strategy.
• Work closely with external data suppliers on both a local and global scale.
• Generate key category insights by overlooking and analysing consumer behaviours and market trends, identifying new business opportunities.
• Optimise ranges by developing and leading Category Management projects.
• Establish and build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure the effective integration of insights into the businesses decision making process.

The ideal Category Insights Manager will have:

• 3+ years category experience within the FMCG sector.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Effective interpersonal skills and a strong ability to negotiate.
• Degree or equivalent
• Experience using data systems (IRI, Nielsen, Kantar, etc)

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 depending on experience
Location: This role will be based from home initially but eventually you will be based in their office in Buckinghamshire.