Category Manager (Marketing)

Category Manager (Marketing)

£50k plus car allowance

Loughborough

Perfect opportunity for a Category manager who loves to work closely with commercial and enjoys bringing the numbers to life.  This is a customer facing role working closely with the Retailers to ensure the right product portfolio is on the shelves for customer and consumer.  The flexibility with this role allows for focussed concentration on the analysis, time with the team and ultimately a great life balance.

The Business

• This dynamic team are always looking to the future and are adding to their market intelligence with additional resource with this Category Manager role.
• The business has seen fantastic growth and the future is really exciting with additional growth plans .
• Their longevity in the marketplace and success in recent years has further enhanced their market leading position in the sector.

The Role

• Working closely with commercial and development, supporting future development projects, giving that vital insight into future market trends.
• There is opportunity for further training and development in this Category team – great career development potential.
• Customer facing – working closely with the relevant contacts within the retailers.
• You need to be able to analyse data but also put this into a narrative that explains the consumer insight clearly and concisely.
• Communication – verbal and written form. Massively important in equal measure.
• Flexible working is an option which is always a real attraction with work life balance and increasingly busy commutes.

Your background

• Experience in category marketing.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• A good communicator – confident and able to influence
• Ideally, some customer facing experience
• Able to work to deadlines and prioritise effectively

If you are earlier in your career there are opportunities to develop.  If you want a sideways move and the flexible working helps your work/life balance, this is a great option.

Please send a full cv to apply for this Category Manager role or to discuss other similar opportunities we may not be able to advertise currently.