Category Manager - Leading FMCG Business
- Employer
- Michael Page
- Location
- Surrey
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 15 Apr 2019
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- Function
- Marketing
- Sector
- Professional & Commercial
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Leading FMCG business with a highly progressive, well rewarded, employee and category management centric environment.
Description
Key Responsibilities of the role include:
Support the tailoring and execution of leading category vision & strategy.
Manage day to day relationships with prioritised customers to unlock opportunities. Lead & manage accounts (major retailer) and Impulse accounts.
- Deliver recommendations for optimal distribution, range, space & merchandising layouts at point of purchase, for the category by channel aligned with category and customer strategies
Analyse, Review and validate key customer commercial activities for the customers category
Identification of white space growth opportunities to benefit the Category & Brands. Optimise the growth of Brand Innovation ranges.
Category capability development. Support the development of best in class category teams through supporting the new framework.
Profile
The ideal candidate will posess the following:
Experience in a category or commercial role, ideally in Impulse channel
- Data agency experience also ideal
Ability to manage & prioritise Customer and internal work demands
Excellent relationship building & Customer facing ability & skills
- Impactful and effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to influence and challenge thinking and decision making internally & externally
Job Offer
There is a competitive package on offer and an unrivalled opportunity to join one of the leading names in the industry.
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