Senior Category Manager - Remote
Confidential
Surrey Surrey
United Kingdom
Sales
(No Timezone Provided)
Requisition ID 30723
Position Type FT Fixed Term
Career Function Marketing
Division Kerry Foods
Recruiter #LI-AM1
We're Kerry Foods - a leading name in the global food industry, and a distinctly individual business. We're home to incredible brands, over 6000 brilliant people and big ambitions. Our products, many of which are household favourites, are eaten by millions of people every day. Your energy, enthusiasm and fresh thinking could help us reach millions more.
About the role
We are currently recruiting for an experienced candidate to join our Frozen Meal Solutions business on a maternity cover contract. We are the largest Frozen Meal supplier in the UK & Ireland and are recognised in the industry as number 1 for Category Development.
Reporting into the Category Lead, you will get an exciting breadth of exposure and take ownership for a portfolio of accounts including some responsibility for brand management and helping us continue to win in the market by enabling Kerry Foods and its' customers to adopt a shared category vision
The successful candidate can be based at our Head Office in Egham or remotely, with required travel to retailer head offices across the UK, and internal travel to Egham, Burton-Upon-Trent and some travel (restrictions permitting) to the Republic of Ireland. UK travel approx. 1 to 2 days per week.
Key responsibilities
Support the consumer driven definition of the Category and segment based on how & where shoppers shop it. Understand the role that the category & brand ranges play for shoppers and retailers
Create actionable insight - using vision, drivers and strategies which capture the aspirational future view of the category and deliver with credibility internally through Natural Work Teams and externally with customers
Selecting the right Category Drivers/Strategies for each customer, ensuring that they deliver opportunities for growth and agree a scorecard to measure performance
Building Customer Marketing plans that align Kerry with the requirements of the customer and contain activities aligned to channels/formats, shoppers & performance
Understand how a category performs and how shoppers behave in different channels and formats, so that specific recommendations can be made
Use data from multiple sources to assess the category situation and build recommendations to drive performance based on key insights
Optimise merchandising layout by channel to improve ease of shop ensuring the right quantity and quality of space, to maximise category performance
Build fact-based price and promotion recommendations for the category by channel to optimise the performance
Qualifications and skills
Essential
3+ years relevant experience in a similar role at Category Manager/Senior Category Manager level
FMCG background
Focused with excellent attention to detail and a clear & confident communicator
Highly motivated to succeed and can take ownership of role
Desirable
Educated to degree level
Own Label (food) experience
Brand management/licensed brand experience
Take a look at what's going on at Kerry Foods on our LinkedIn page or follow us on Instagram and
Senior Category Manager - Remote
Confidential
Surrey Surrey
United Kingdom
Sales
(No Timezone Provided)
Requisition ID 30723
Position Type FT Fixed Term
Career Function Marketing
Division Kerry Foods
Recruiter #LI-AM1
We're Kerry Foods - a leading name in the global food industry, and a distinctly individual business. We're home to incredible brands, over 6000 brilliant people and big ambitions. Our products, many of which are household favourites, are eaten by millions of people every day. Your energy, enthusiasm and fresh thinking could help us reach millions more.
About the role
We are currently recruiting for an experienced candidate to join our Frozen Meal Solutions business on a maternity cover contract. We are the largest Frozen Meal supplier in the UK & Ireland and are recognised in the industry as number 1 for Category Development.
Reporting into the Category Lead, you will get an exciting breadth of exposure and take ownership for a portfolio of accounts including some responsibility for brand management and helping us continue to win in the market by enabling Kerry Foods and its' customers to adopt a shared category vision
The successful candidate can be based at our Head Office in Egham or remotely, with required travel to retailer head offices across the UK, and internal travel to Egham, Burton-Upon-Trent and some travel (restrictions permitting) to the Republic of Ireland. UK travel approx. 1 to 2 days per week.
Key responsibilities
Support the consumer driven definition of the Category and segment based on how & where shoppers shop it. Understand the role that the category & brand ranges play for shoppers and retailers
Create actionable insight - using vision, drivers and strategies which capture the aspirational future view of the category and deliver with credibility internally through Natural Work Teams and externally with customers
Selecting the right Category Drivers/Strategies for each customer, ensuring that they deliver opportunities for growth and agree a scorecard to measure performance
Building Customer Marketing plans that align Kerry with the requirements of the customer and contain activities aligned to channels/formats, shoppers & performance
Understand how a category performs and how shoppers behave in different channels and formats, so that specific recommendations can be made
Use data from multiple sources to assess the category situation and build recommendations to drive performance based on key insights
Optimise merchandising layout by channel to improve ease of shop ensuring the right quantity and quality of space, to maximise category performance
Build fact-based price and promotion recommendations for the category by channel to optimise the performance
Qualifications and skills
Essential
3+ years relevant experience in a similar role at Category Manager/Senior Category Manager level
FMCG background
Focused with excellent attention to detail and a clear & confident communicator
Highly motivated to succeed and can take ownership of role
Desirable
Educated to degree level
Own Label (food) experience
Brand management/licensed brand experience
Take a look at what's going on at Kerry Foods on our LinkedIn page or follow us on Instagram and