Category Manager - 6 Month Contract
Are you a people centric analytical individual with FMCG category management experience at leadership level? Our client is a leading FMCG business seeking a category manager to manage and develop 7 accounts. If you have commercial category experience, then this could be the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifying opportunities for growth and potential risks within customer categories.
- Developing strategic relationships with key customers.
- Establishing robust internal relationships with colleagues in commercial and branding roles.
- Leveraging both qualitative and quantitative data to provide comprehensive insights and recommendations.
- Customising the Category Strategy to engage customers and achieve sustainable competitive growth.
- Executing and managing strategic projects focused on category analysis, including promotional evaluations, analysis of underperforming segments, and optimisation of range and space.
- Contributing to business planning through the definition of core product ranges, SKU optimization, and ongoing review and adjustment of new product developments and core products.
- Enhancing sales pitches to customers with compelling category-based justifications.
Experience required:
- 2-3 years in a category leadership role in FMCG
- Turning macro, category, shopper and consumer data into actionable insight
- Able to learn and extract actionable insight from a number of data sources e.g. Nielsen, iRi, Kantar, Mintel, Aimia, Dunnhumby, Sales Out
- Leadership of projects across multiple teams