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Are You Ready to Spot the Insights That Drive Growth?
DCS Group is looking for a Category Executive to turn category and shopper data into actionable insights that create real value for our retail partners. Reporting to the Senior Category Manager, this role is ideal for someone with a passion for data and analytics, looking to develop their career in Category Management. If you’re eager to learn, driven by insights, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
* Support in building and maintaining strong relationships, becoming a trusted advisor to buyers.
* Assist in delivering monthly updates to accounts and analysing performance to provide insightful perspectives on the category.
* Help optimise range and space in retail and wholesale partners by reviewing customer and market data.
* Identify risks and opportunities with distribution and rate of sale, contributing to robust recommendations on promotional strategies and new product development (NPD).
Insight-Driven Strategy:
* Assist in developing and refining a top-line category vision for customer use.
* Translate data into compelling narratives, supporting the wider business in maximising data and insights.
* Contribute to a results-driven, outcome-focused approach to category management.
* Work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, gaining hands-on experience in category insights and growth strategies.
About You
* Analytical Thinker: You enjoy working with data and can turn insights into actionable recommendations.
* Strong Communicator: Ability to present insights in a clear and engaging way.
* Collaborative Team Player: You build great relationships internally and externally.
* Flexible Work Approach: Willing to work from our Banbury office or in a hybrid set-up (minimum 3 days in-office).
Ideal Candidate Experience
* FMCG Experience: Previous exposure to Category, Sales, or Marketing roles within FMCG is advantageous.
* Data Skills: Confident using tools like Kantar, Nielsen, IRI, Circana, and Sales Out data.
* Customer-Focused: Comfortable working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver category insights.
Why Join DCS Group?
At DCS, we’re the UK’s leading distributor, manufacturer, and exporter of health, beauty, and household products. We work with global brands like Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and Kenvue, offering a dynamic, collaborative work environment.
Employee Benefits Include:
* Life Cover
* Pension
* Medical Cash Plan
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Social Events
Subsidised Café, including Free Breakfast!
Location: Banbury office
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Analyst
* Industries: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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