Senior Category Manager
Full time
Onsite, Lincoln
£50,000 - £55,000
Benefits
4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a Friday
Car allowance
25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
Company bonus scheme
Enhanced pension contributions
Private Health Insurance
Life Assurance & critical illness cover
Onsite Parking
Discounts platform
Long service celebrations
Employee Assistance Programme
Free fruit & potatoes
Electric salary sacrifice car scheme
Flu vaccines
Refer a friend scheme
The company
From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK.
Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And it’s not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables.
At Branston we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and we are looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.
Are you looking for a new role where you can develop your career?
You will be our expert category manager, creating consumer and category insights to deliver commercial solutions. Developing customer relationships and being the key link between internal and external relationships.
You will also manage, motivate and support the development of the category team.
What you will be doing:
Develop Branston categories through qualitative and quantitative research, insight & trends
Develop strong category relationships both internally and externally
Strategic reviews of major trends and opportunities
Drive short and long term actionable consumer and category insights to deliver commercial solutions
Create and implement yearly trade marketing plans for our categories
Review and deliver categories, recommendations and new product launches
Using Dunnhumby to gain insights on shoppers, formats, tiers to assist with decision making process
Create monthly action plans addressing needs of the category
Support the Sales & Marketing team in Brand development
What we want from you:
Essential
FMCG or retail background with a passion for food
Brand experience
Own label category manager
Ability to build good working relationships at all levels
Understanding and skill in Dunnhumby, Nielsen, Kantar, IRI systems
Ability to interpret data and create insights and recommendations
Proficient IT skills (Ms PowerPoint, Excel, Word etc, presentation writing)
Able to lead meetings and co-ordinate cross-functional working
Can demonstrate creative flair
Desirable
Business degree or relevant qualification
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Onsite, Lincoln
£50,000 - £55,000
Benefits
4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a Friday
Car allowance
25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
Company bonus scheme
Enhanced pension contributions
Private Health Insurance
Life Assurance & critical illness cover
Onsite Parking
Discounts platform
Long service celebrations
Employee Assistance Programme
Free fruit & potatoes
Electric salary sacrifice car scheme
Flu vaccines
Refer a friend scheme
The company
From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK.
Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And it’s not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables.
At Branston we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and we are looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.
Are you looking for a new role where you can develop your career?
You will be our expert category manager, creating consumer and category insights to deliver commercial solutions. Developing customer relationships and being the key link between internal and external relationships.
You will also manage, motivate and support the development of the category team.
What you will be doing:
Develop Branston categories through qualitative and quantitative research, insight & trends
Develop strong category relationships both internally and externally
Strategic reviews of major trends and opportunities
Drive short and long term actionable consumer and category insights to deliver commercial solutions
Create and implement yearly trade marketing plans for our categories
Review and deliver categories, recommendations and new product launches
Using Dunnhumby to gain insights on shoppers, formats, tiers to assist with decision making process
Create monthly action plans addressing needs of the category
Support the Sales & Marketing team in Brand development
What we want from you:
Essential
FMCG or retail background with a passion for food
Brand experience
Own label category manager
Ability to build good working relationships at all levels
Understanding and skill in Dunnhumby, Nielsen, Kantar, IRI systems
Ability to interpret data and create insights and recommendations
Proficient IT skills (Ms PowerPoint, Excel, Word etc, presentation writing)
Able to lead meetings and co-ordinate cross-functional working
Can demonstrate creative flair
Desirable
Business degree or relevant qualification
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