This is a {Contract Type}, Full Time vacancy that closed a month ago at 23:59 BST.
My job
* Have experience in FMCG roles?
* Have experience of working with External Agencies to deliver projects?
* Have strong, impactful, and effective written and verbal communication skills & storytelling?
We have an excellent opportunity for you as a Category Manager at Pilgrim's Europe, working with some of the biggest brands - Fridge Raiders and Richmond Sausages!
Location - Staines/Uxbridge
* Car allowance (discussed at offer stage)
* Eligible for Bonus!
* Pension contribution up to 10%
* Life Assurance 4x your salary
Your Purpose
The Category Manager is responsible for end-to-end category management from insight generation and opportunity identification through to partnering with customers and executing in the market.
Build trusted and collaborative relationships with our customers to influence positive change and drive long term and sustainable category growth. Help Pilgrims disproportionately win in the market by leading the category agenda. Elevate category conversation with our customers through a breadth of wiring within our retailers. This role will focus on two customers and work with other customers in line with business needs.
Your Key Accountabilities
* Translate data from multiple sources into clear actionable insights and compelling sell stories to deliver these opportunities.
* Build collaborative and independent relationships with key customer stakeholders to become a trusted partner and influence change.
* Embed our vision for category growth with key customers to drive thought leadership and positive change in the market.
* Lead on total category range reviews with our customers.
Your Skills & Knowledge
* Strong relationship building skills & cross-functional collaboration.
* Ability to develop trusted and influential internal and external partnerships.
* Strong analytical skillset and high levels of comfort working with a wide range of data sources.
* High levels of curiosity and driven to understand the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’.
* Distils insights and translates them into learnings that can be clearly communicated.
The company
Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.
Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.
Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.
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