Category Development Manager - Online
Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient, and positive because we expect pace and agility. We insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivaled opportunities to learn and make an impact.
This role offers an agile 3,2 working pattern with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home/this role is based in the office 5 days a week.
As we try to reduce our carbon footprint and adapt our styles of working, pladis global’s amazing head office in Chiswick Park offers great public transport links, agile working spaces, with both meeting and training rooms, as well as formal and informal workstations. The park also offers great restaurants and services for everything you need to suit your day.
What will this role achieve?
The Category Team is a focused and dedicated team with a clear ambition to be seen as the #1 category authority by retailers and a source of competitive advantage by our business. The role of the pladis Category Management team is to help pladis and our retail customers to grow sales of snacking products through the provision of industry-leading shopper, retailer, and market insights that enable robust decision-making on product ranges, merchandising, business planning, and promotions.
The online category manager is accountable for all online customers of our Biscuits, Crisps & Snacks & Cake businesses across the Take Home mission. The Category Manager ensures development of strong trade buyer relationships & delivery of competitor leading insight at all levels, providing category leadership and developing and implementing plans that deliver category growth.
What will be your key deliverables?
* Develop a customer contact strategy to be agreed with the Category Controller, encompassing contacts to network with, frequency & objectives of the contact.
* Create a customer category growth plan that identifies new ways to unlock consumption and purchase for biscuits.
* Objectively track and evaluate Category performance in the focus customer(s), identifying risks or opportunities and proactively communicating suggested course correction.
* Work with pladis BU on pladis online strategy & annual account plans inputting and aligning our online strategy & plans with customer category strategies & opportunities.
* Develop the blueprint for the winning online portfolio within our categories & work towards continuously improving the productivity of our range.
* Proactively work with customers to improve the visibility & ease of shopping our categories & the pladis portfolio.
* Work with customers and pladis online BU to optimise the navigation of traffic to and around the Biscuits category & the pladis portfolio online.
* Optimally interpret all available industry, category, customer, and shopper data turning it into practical insights.
* For the designated area of responsibility, work closely with the Brand Marketing, Innovation and MS&P teams.
Essential
* Experience & understanding of Category Management and Shopper Marketing Principles and execution.
* Robust understanding of the UK Retail Trade across all Channels.
* Genuine desire to physically engage with customer contacts on a regular basis.
* Proven experience with leading, developing, and deploying Annual Category Growth Plans.
* Extensive knowledge of Space Planning and Insights tools and data sets.
Desirable
* Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite.
* Agile - Ever-evolving, never satisfied and never standing still.
* Collaborative - Willing to work collectively for mutual success.
* Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks.
* Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring.
What will the interview process be?
* 1st stage interview – 45 minutes competency-based interview based on our company values and your experiences.
* 2nd stage interview – 60 minutes – a technical interview to understand your skill set/case study or presentation interview.
What does pladis offer you?
* Annual Car allowance, paid monthly.
* Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) – this is the business’s annual bonus scheme.
* Opportunity to self-enrol into Health Cash Plan.
* Private medical Insurance (if eligible by grade).
* Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
* Life Assurance Cover ~ upon enrolment to Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
* 25 days + bank holidays.
* Holiday Enhancement Scheme.
* 1 Volunteering Day per year.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Discounted gym membership – Carlisle and Chiswick only.
* Access to great training and development opportunities.
Our Values
Purpose-led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.
Positive – We’re highly motivated, optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better.
Resilient – We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward.
Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.
pladis is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.
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