MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Category Vision & Strategy:
- Develop and implement strategies for HSS, RM, Hot Sauces, and Condiments.
- Identify growth opportunities and integrate them into business plans.
NPD & Innovation:
- Collaborate on UK-specific research projects.
- Create new product concepts based on consumer insights.
- Support UK Consumer Marketing team and build compelling brand & NPD sell-in stories for Retail customers
Customer Centricity:
- Ensure that channel/customer strategies are considered and integrated into category & brand/NPD recommendations
- Build partnerships with Customer Category Managers and Shopper Marketing.
- Ensure that brand/NPD initiatives are aligned to retailer launch windows where possible
Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Work with various teams to define and agree growth platforms and category strategies
- Share insights with international teams to promote best practices to encourage sharing of relevant insights and initiatives in order to drive industry best practice and secure mutually beneficial brand and category wins for McCormick UK
Insight Generation & Expertise:
- Sharing industry trends, competitive landscape and market intelligence with the wider UK Consumer team
- Analyse and transform market, consumer and shopper data into actionable Insights
- In-depth understanding of shopper and consumer behaviour across key categories and channels/retailers
- Develop and share external strategic insight presentations with key retail partners to drive thought leadership and optimise industry credibility for McCormick
Supplier Relationship Management:
- Build collaborative relationships with third party agency partners and suppliers
- Secure optimum SLA's and deliverables for McCormick vie effective contract and terms negotiation
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Relevant experience, ideally in FMCG.
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving, teamwork, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and influencing abilities.
- Quick learner with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and effective project management.
COMPANY
At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.
Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales., the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.
At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our "Power of People" principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.