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Salary band £30k - £40k Salary details £35000 - £40000 Location North East, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Job type Permanent Company Quest Search & Selection Contact unknown Job sectors FMCG Job disciplines Category Management Employment Type Employer Posted 27/01/2012 Expires 10/02/2012

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Category Manager - Grocery - up to £40,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits + Bonus - North East (potential for 1/2 days based from home).

This leading FMCG food business is currently enjoying year on year growth, partly achieved through innovative NPD and significant investment in advertising both above and below the line. Due to this growth there is now a need to secure a Category Manager who will be responsible for leading the category agenda within key grocery accounts.

Reporting to the Head of Category Management it will be your role to develop an understanding of your category and its dynamics as quickly as possible, and you will be expected to develop category management tools and processes to gain a competitive advantage.

Other key areas of responsibility are as follows:

• Championing key initiatives for the Head of Category Management.
• Developing the category to achieve Top 10 brand status.
• Conducting category analysis ensuring optimum category growth.
• Being the expert on all things to do with the retail customer you are assigned to, leveraging all available data sources, including Kantar and IRI.
• Ensuring optimal fixtures, ranges and merchandising plans are deployed within your designated customer.
• Driving the relationship with your designated retail customers.
• Presenting and delivering commercial, category arguments to retailers.

In order to be successful in your application it is essential you have in depth category management experience gained within an FMCG environment, which could be across Food / Non-Food categories. You must be able to demonstrate creativity and ambition to progress your career. It is also essential you have previous experience driving category growth with grocers / multiples.

Your application will be considered if you currently work in the following areas: Retail Buying / Category Management / Trade Marketing / National Account Management.

In return for your hard work you will be working with exciting brands with significant growth prospects, and the support of substantial marketing investment.