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Category Strategy Manager - Leading FMCG
Kent - South Central / Coast
This UK and international FMCG manufacturer requires a commercial and driven Category Strategy Manager to lead development within their market-leading products in this significant growth category.
Reporting to the Marketing Controller, you be responsible for championing category strategies and delivering growth by highlighting and meeting retailer and shopper needs. This is a new team, so you will need to be able to work with genuine autonomy to lead the category strategy in a streamlined and busy but engaging environment.
As Category Strategy Manager, key responsibilities will include:
- Lead development and ongoing refreshment of market-leading category visions/strategies and ‘go to market' techniques/materials
- Proactively guide the business to act on category-focused opportunities to ensure brands and NPD benefit from the category approach
- Develop and lead implementation of a customer category engagement programme that guides the business on who category management issues/direction
- Manage and develop one direct report
- Cross-functionally work with insights, marketing, sales, supply and board-level teams; and communicate effectively with external points of contact, including retailer category managers/buyers, merchandising/promotional heads
With proven and demonstrably strong classic category management experience from a blue chip background you will be strategic, analytical and highly communicative.
With good autonomy and genuine influence to shape and direct category growth this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark within this leading global manufacturer.
Apply today to learn more about this Category Strategy Manager opportunity.
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