Category Manager
Permanent
Location: Uxbridge
Expectation:
This role is key to the delivery of ambitious growth plans in 2025 and beyond. The successful candidate will have the energy and ambition to make a significant contribution to the future success of CCEP.
This person will have…
1. Proven track record working as an effective Category manager with Grocery or AFH customers
2. Previous experience working with Nielsen and Kantar data
3. Can use data to tell a clear, compelling category story with call to actions based on the insight
4. Ability to partner well cross functionally, with the likes of insights, commercial, shopper and RGM.
5. Ability to build and sustain influential customer relationships
6. Ability to show thought leadership in developing category growth strategies
Role scope:
1. To bring our category vision to life with our biggest strategic customers across GB
2. To remain linked in as part of the GB category team community, sharing and contributing learnings best practice etc.
3. Involved in company annual business planning and long range planning cycles
4. Advise retailers through key decision making periods, effectively influencing range, space and distribution decisions.
5. Identifying gaps and opportunities for growth and developing compelling sell-in stories
6. Support the development of consumer/ shipper and category centric NPD
7. To be the voice of the shopper both internally and externally
8. Demonstrate they can work under pressure whilst being highly organised and efficient
9. Be able to manage short term deliverables in parallel to developing long term strategic plans
10. Be curious, eager to learn, have a “can do” and forward thinking attitude
Key deliverables:
1. Review SOVI/ SOCVI pre and post range reviews and future growth opportunities
2. Land aisle of the future principles and how they will drive growth for the category
3. Create videos across AFH & grocery to demonstrate merchandising LOS
4. Build shelf range review recommendations
5. Alcohol category experience would be preferable
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