Category Executive

Discipline: Food - Brand
Job functions Category - Grocery
Job type: Permanent
Contact email: sam@marvelfmcg.co.uk
Job ref: 37020
Published: 7 days ago

Our client is one of the biggest bakery’s in the world and are now seeking a Category Executive to join their ever successful team.

 

Salary Range: £40,000 - £42,000 per year

Bonus: 10%

Remote Working Role.

 

Additional Package: Life Assurance, Company Matched Pension up to 5%, Private Medical Care, Car Lease Scheme.

 

Why this role…..

 

  • This is a business that has a clear focus on people, their moto is ‘We value the person’
  • a great opportunity for an existing Category Executive or someone with an interest in FMCG, and experience using consumer data.
  • This is a business that has a strategic vision to challenge the perceptions of the industry through disruptive innovation.
  • receive a real breadth of exposure to all aspects of category management whilst working closely with Sales, Marketing, Insight and Finance.

 

The company…….

 

Our client is one of the biggest bakery’s in the world and they now operate across 33 countries, with over 100 brands and 13,000 products they are well placed to continue dominating the bakery market.

 

Serving a diverse range of customers this business offers go to bakery products across all channels in the UK, whilst having a global presence with numerous brands.

 

They are passionate about their people, recognising that their teams, along with their drive and passion, are the reason for their continued success.

 

 

The role……

 

  • You will get to support across a number of key retail partner accounts
  • Perform market mapping and price tracking for all channels of the market, regularly reviewing and updating.
  • Contribute to providing fantastic category insights to the wider business and retail partners
  • Monitor new category executions, including range changes, new products, and different ways of execution in store and online.
  • Performing merchandising activities to ensure optimisation of the business’s ranges, space and distribution.

 

You..

 

  • You'll be data driven, with the ability to read, interpret & present data to drive actionable insights
  • Your IT skills will be top notch, particularly Excel and Powerpoint
  • Creative communication is key to this role, so you'll be confident influencing, storytelling and working cross functionally with multiple stakeholders
  • You love the detail, have the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines and enjoy using your initiative

 

If you would like to know more then please get in touch with Sam Gray for an initial conversation sam@marvelfmcg.co.uk

 

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