E: clayton@theovalpartnership.co.uk
T: 07393 766220
Our Client are a leading ambient and chilled desert business based in Manchester. They are currently looking for a dedicated Category Manager to deliver expertise & growth for the business.
Reporting to the Head of Category & working closely with both the NPD & Commercial teams, the Category Manager will be required to be office based for 2 to 3 days per week.
The Role
* Manage key accounts with regular client meetings to drive category growth.
* Build and sustain relationships with key retail contacts across multiple channels.
* Use insight to deliver regular, actionable internal category reviews.
* Provide analytical support in the development of internal and customer-based category plans.
* Work closely with Sales & Product Development teams to provide regular insights and trend updates.
* Use a variety of customer research tools to evaluate commercial and development ideas with consumers.
* Support development through product benchmarking sessions.
* Regular visits to stores to assess customers' fixtures and ranging, feeding back any recommendations around price, promotion, and positioning.
* Champion the business as an authoritative voice within the categories supplied.
* Be the voice of the consumer throughout the whole development process.
Qualifications & Experience
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
* Previous Category Management experience (ideally within Private Label FMCG (Food)).
* Previous customer-facing experience & a history of relationship building.
* A natural passion for food and product trends, inquisitive about customer behaviour and strong presentation skills.
* Previous experience of using Kantar / Nielsen & EPOS data is necessary.
* Experience of using multiple data points to build insightful and compelling stories to rationalise a variety of key business decisions.
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