Develop and implement targeted category growth plans for customers, driving incremental growth for both parties. Align category and customer strategies, and become an essential partner to customer contacts.
* Understand customer growth strategy and develop tailored category plans incorporating customer language and consumer segmentation.
* Build strong partnerships with key customers, establishing relationships that make you an irreplaceable extension of their team.
* Provide regular market data and category insights to customers, along with actionable recommendations.
* Share findings from category and consumer research, offering customer-specific action plan recommendations.
* Manage categories using customer data sources, focusing on ranging, pricing, promotion, channel activation, and merchandising.
* Collaborate with category and innovation teams to create an innovation pipeline for the customer, utilizing both central and customer-driven strategies, while measuring performance and nurturing product launches.
* Offer channel expertise and work closely with the eCommerce team to implement best practices.
* Strong understanding and experience working with UK grocery retailers.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for storytelling.
* Proven ability to build strong customer relationships and collaborate cross-functionally.
* Creative thinker with a knack for identifying business opportunities and solving problems.
* Strong analytical skills and comfort working with a variety of data sources.
* Ability to distill insights and translate them into actionable learnings and solutions.
* Experience working with designated customer(s) is preferred.
* Prior experience in a Category or Customer Marketing role, particularly with own-label fresh protein, is desirable.