We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Category Analytics and Insights Coordinator to join Montagne Jeunesse / 7th Heaven based in Port Talbot, South Wales on a full time permanent basis. Montagne Jeunesse is a leading entrepreneurial FMCG health and beauty business which sells its brands including 7th Heaven into 93 countries around the world. After a transformative year and in response to changing business needs, our rapidly changing FMCG business is looking for an experienced Category Analytics and Insights Coordinator.
Position Overview
You will be responsible for monitoring Market data and Consumer Trends to identify and share innovation opportunities that will fit with the Business and Brand Strategy to take forward into NPD product proposals for consumer validation. You will be responsible for coordinating in-store trial testing and carrying out analysis of the results, to confirm whether product concepts are suitable for launch. Additionally, you will be responsible for identifying optimum ranges, building selling stories to land recommendations with customers creating a win: win: win position for MJ, Customer and Consumer.
Responsibilities
- Research, monitor, analyse and report on the Beauty market data, lifestyle trends, competitor, and consumer activity to identify innovation opportunities for NPD with justification.
- Work closely with NPD and Marketing to ensure NPD concepts fit Business and Brand Strategy with available Sales Channels and target RSPs.
- Work closely with NPD to create Trial store testing forward Planogram
- Co-ordinate and prepare samples for merchandising and stock replenishment of trial stores.
- Review Trial store fixtures weekly, collate stock numbers and replenish stock.
- At the end of each in-store test period analyse results and prepare a report identifying which concepts should be progressed to launch
- Mine Retailer EPOS data for insights and combine with Trial-store testing data to continually validate optimum range for the brand.
- Support the Sales team, by building creative selling stories using data and insights to land optimum range recommendations with customers.
- Support the Sales team, by building creative selling stories using data and insights to land optimum range recommendations with customers.
About you:
- Experience in category/insight management
- Familiar with using Circarna data.
- Marketing/Sales Beauty business experience preferred.
- Strong ability to interpret data to identify opportunities.
- Ability to build creative selling stories.
- Planning and organisation skills
- Keen eye for detail.
- Goal orientated and able to take the initiative when required.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful business and ideal for someone who wants to make a real difference. In return we offer an extremely competitive salary and benefits package for the right candidate.
Montagne Jeunesse is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from everyone with the requisite skillset and experience. In accordance with the provisions of GDPR, we may collect information about you during the recruitment process.
Benefits:
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Company pension
- Casual dress
- Company events