Our client is a leading manufacturer in London who offers excellent career progression and job satisfaction. They are currently looking for a
Category Executive
to be based at their West London office.
Category Executive Role: The Category Executive reports to the Senior Category Manager, and the company views category management as key to future success and the delivery of ambitious growth plans. This role is critical in allowing them to demonstrate our knowledge and leadership across both the preserves, chilled desserts, and yoghurts categories and to drive the development of progressive partnerships with the retailers.
Category Executive Main Tasks and Responsibilities: Work with the Category Controller, Senior Category Manager & Category Managers to develop our Customer category relationships across all product categories, in an unbiased and objective manner. Be the voice of the shopper both internally & externally. Collaborate with the Category Managers on key retailer range reviews, including: Providing examples of in-store execution. Interrogating merchandising plans and recommending how to optimize them. Identifying & analyzing key outcomes of range reviews as they go live in store, ahead of data availability. In time, become the category point contact for specific channel insights. Deepen & enable the category knowledge of internal stakeholders by: Sharing branded performance headlines as market data becomes available. Publishing accurate & insightful category reports monthly. Sharing topline category overviews, deep dive insights, or market news in a variety of meeting forums. Provide a clear view on the performance of both branded and own brand product launches by: Tracking sales performance & distribution build. Identifying successes to learn from. Recommending corrective actions where necessary. Understanding if each initiative brings incremental growth or grows through cannibalization. Support the exploration of new categories via in-store and desk research to identify key insights & build knowledge. Coordinate the capture of key in-store events (e.g., Christmas, Pancake Day). Maintain the Retailer Range Review Calendars. Ensure the integrity & accuracy of external data sources via monthly coding reviews, database management & regular liaison with our agency partners.
Category Executive Key Stakeholders: Brand Team, Commercial Team, Product Development, Retailer buying, category insight, development & merchandising teams, and Data & Insight agencies.
Category Executive Candidate Profile: The successful candidate will have the energy and ambition to make a significant contribution to the future success of the business. They will thrive in fast-paced, action-oriented environments and relish new challenges, managing multiple priorities and working collaboratively with their colleagues to deliver a shared goal.
Background: An FMCG background in the UK. A proven analyst and coordinator. Degree educated, desirable but not essential.
Skills: Strong communication skills. Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail, and interpretation of data. Hardworking, highly organized, and efficient. Team worker with good interpersonal skills. Able to build positive internal & external working relationships. Ability to deal with pressure & multiple priorities. Working knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint.
The Individual: A 'can do' attitude, happy to 'roll up' their sleeves. Dynamic and creative with analytical integrity. Forward-thinking and proactive. Has a natural curiosity to look beyond the brief & beyond the data, asking why?
Category Executive Company Package: Market Leader in their products and sector. £30,000. Health care single cover. Permanent Health Insurance. Company pension contribution. 25 days holiday + Bank holidays. Company sick pay. 4 x Death in Service.
If you would like to apply for this role, please send an up-to-date copy of your CV to Kate Evans as soon as possible quoting reference GP286.
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Category Executive
to be based at their West London office.
Category Executive Role: The Category Executive reports to the Senior Category Manager, and the company views category management as key to future success and the delivery of ambitious growth plans. This role is critical in allowing them to demonstrate our knowledge and leadership across both the preserves, chilled desserts, and yoghurts categories and to drive the development of progressive partnerships with the retailers.
Category Executive Main Tasks and Responsibilities: Work with the Category Controller, Senior Category Manager & Category Managers to develop our Customer category relationships across all product categories, in an unbiased and objective manner. Be the voice of the shopper both internally & externally. Collaborate with the Category Managers on key retailer range reviews, including: Providing examples of in-store execution. Interrogating merchandising plans and recommending how to optimize them. Identifying & analyzing key outcomes of range reviews as they go live in store, ahead of data availability. In time, become the category point contact for specific channel insights. Deepen & enable the category knowledge of internal stakeholders by: Sharing branded performance headlines as market data becomes available. Publishing accurate & insightful category reports monthly. Sharing topline category overviews, deep dive insights, or market news in a variety of meeting forums. Provide a clear view on the performance of both branded and own brand product launches by: Tracking sales performance & distribution build. Identifying successes to learn from. Recommending corrective actions where necessary. Understanding if each initiative brings incremental growth or grows through cannibalization. Support the exploration of new categories via in-store and desk research to identify key insights & build knowledge. Coordinate the capture of key in-store events (e.g., Christmas, Pancake Day). Maintain the Retailer Range Review Calendars. Ensure the integrity & accuracy of external data sources via monthly coding reviews, database management & regular liaison with our agency partners.
Category Executive Key Stakeholders: Brand Team, Commercial Team, Product Development, Retailer buying, category insight, development & merchandising teams, and Data & Insight agencies.
Category Executive Candidate Profile: The successful candidate will have the energy and ambition to make a significant contribution to the future success of the business. They will thrive in fast-paced, action-oriented environments and relish new challenges, managing multiple priorities and working collaboratively with their colleagues to deliver a shared goal.
Background: An FMCG background in the UK. A proven analyst and coordinator. Degree educated, desirable but not essential.
Skills: Strong communication skills. Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail, and interpretation of data. Hardworking, highly organized, and efficient. Team worker with good interpersonal skills. Able to build positive internal & external working relationships. Ability to deal with pressure & multiple priorities. Working knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint.
The Individual: A 'can do' attitude, happy to 'roll up' their sleeves. Dynamic and creative with analytical integrity. Forward-thinking and proactive. Has a natural curiosity to look beyond the brief & beyond the data, asking why?
Category Executive Company Package: Market Leader in their products and sector. £30,000. Health care single cover. Permanent Health Insurance. Company pension contribution. 25 days holiday + Bank holidays. Company sick pay. 4 x Death in Service.
If you would like to apply for this role, please send an up-to-date copy of your CV to Kate Evans as soon as possible quoting reference GP286.
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