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Category and Insights Manager

Banbury Permanent View Job Description
A superb opportunity for a Category, Insight or National Account Executive to move into Category Management. The Category Manager can turn the category and shopper data into actionable insight with retailers, driving key business & commercial objectives.
  • Category person for a unique role that involves impactful retailer storytelling
  • Deep dive into consumer data to drive Category actionable insights

About Our Client

A hugely successful privately owned Health & Beauty and Household distributor having paved their way to being one of the most respected and used for some of the market leading manufacturers.

Job Description

  • Cement position as key category advisor with your retail buyers, building and maintaining strong relationships.
  • Become the category champion by not only delivering monthly updates to your accounts, but by proactively analysing performance, consistently providing an insightful and challenging view on the category.
  • Ensure robust recommendations on future promotional strategy or ranging, including the support of NPD
  • Experienced at data analysis - not just churning the numbers but telling the story behind them too. T
  • Train and coach the rest of the business to make the best possible use of our data and insights.
  • Able to prioritise quickly in a fast moving, entrepreneurial environment
  • Happy to roll sleeves up and get stuck in - this is a small team and you'll be happy to do everything from churning the data to developing the best way to do things for future growth!



The Successful Applicant

  • You could be a data orientated NAE or a Category / Insights Executive looking for that move into full category management.
  • You are a great communicator and story-teller, comfortable building and presenting data, making firm and insightful recommendations as you go.
  • You have a proven track record of delivering results and can point to significant insight-led wins and projects helping drive value in your business.
  • Experience working in category management within the FMCG industry, a bonus if you have experience from a Household, health or beauty category
  • Comfortable using Kantar/Nielsen/IRI/Circana/Sales Out data.
  • FMCG experience in a category-based role.
  • Experience in a customer facing category role delivering growth for customers is essential.

What's on Offer

A competitive package.

Working for a progressive, hugely successful business with a desire for contd growth!

Capacity to 'push on' in your personal & professional career within FMCG Category.

Contact
Michelle McEllin
Quote job ref
JN-042025-6708076
Phone number
+44 1932 264020

Job summary

Job function
Marketing & Agency
Subsector
FMCG & Consumer
Sector
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Banbury
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Michelle McEllin
Consultant phone
+44 1932 264020
Job reference
JN-042025-6708076