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Salary band £40k - £50k Salary details c.£45,000 + car Location South East Job type Permanent Company Tarsh Lazare Contact unknown Job sectors FMCG Job disciplines Marketing, Category Management, Channel Marketing Employment Type All Posted 05/04/2012 Expires 03/05/2012

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Job Description

Category Planning Manager

c.£45,000 + car

Greater London

TL882220

As Category Planning Manager for this major blue chip FMCG manufacturer, you will be responsible for building category partnerships with major customers within the convenience channel.   You will develop category plans, implement promotional plans, increase distribution points, support range reviews, implement major merchandising objectives, as well as build successful brands & a strong pipeline of incremental NPD. 

  

Our Ideal Candidate

Food experience is a distinct advantage, although not mandatory, as is UK experience.  With a background that might include trade/category marketing, space planning or shopper/market insight, you'll have an excellent understanding of marketing & brand issues including POS & in-store promotions.  You will be highly experienced in terms of range reviews, as well as developing trade sells for new listings & distribution increases.  You'll be a strong analytical thinker, able to analyse data quickly & accurately, turning it into clear business recommendations.  Strong communications skills are key, as is the ability to work under pressure, often to tight timetables. 

  

Client Profile

Our client is a major FMCG manufacturer within the snack food sector & is building on it's success with a strategy of profitable branded growth & investment in priority brands & key markets.  Boasting an impressive portfolio of some of the nations best loved brands, our client is a seriously fast paced business, with a commercial edge.

Tarsh Lazare is committed to finding the right roles for talented candidates. We are a leading name in marketing recruitment and have significant marketing recruitment experience working with brand management, communications, category management and insight / research specialists. If you would like to discuss this role, or any other roles that might be suitable, please e-mail Janine Darley at  (email address removed) or call on (phone number removed) .