- Works alongside Category, Brand and Customer Marketing.
- To work as a cross functional team with Sales & the Customer Development teams.
- Work with internal senior commercial stakeholders and the category controller to champion category-based selling and unlock channel opportunities with the retailers.
- Interpret and utilise category data to grow sales, by interpreting the key trends and dynamics shaping Grocery, Fresh and Chilled and the wider implications for the category and competitors.
- Lead cross functional category projects (internally and externally) managing multiple stakeholders.
- Review the results of commercial initiatives to determine their effectiveness Vs category/ consumer/shopper objectives.
- Strong analytical and proficient in the use of external market data tools with the ability to turn data into insight
- Experience of continuous and ad hoc shopper and consumer market data/ research. Knowledge and experience of using IRI/ Nielsen EPOS data and Kantar/ Scantrack consumer panel data is essential and Dunnhumby is preferred.
- Good communication, relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
- 5+ years category management/ commercial experience within an FMCG environment
- Evidence of developing and executing category strategies, tactics, and plans in partnership with grocery retailers (range, promotion, merchandising, price).
- A thorough understanding of retail, sales and how organisations work (including ranging and space planning).
- Advanced Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint skills.
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Description
This is a fixed term role for 14 months to provide maternity cover.Reports into the Group Head of Category and Customer Marketing.
Lead the commercial agenda internally, influencing commercial planning and thinking for the channel.
Car allowance
Employee assistance program
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice pension plans
Life assurance
Subsidised canteen
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