Category and Marketing Manager

Greenyard; King's Lynn; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4% Company Pension Contribution

20 days holiday increasing to 26 after

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Healthcare Cashback Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free on site Parking

Job summary

Greenyard is hiring for a UK Commercial Team role within Frozen UK. You will provide market insights, support key accounts, and help drive profitable growth for Greenyard Frozen UK’s product assortment.

The role requires strong analytics, communication and presentation skills, with some travel and hybrid working flexibility after training.

Qualifications

• Experience in an FMCG environment is essential.
• Strong presentation and communication skills are required.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work to deadlines, plan workloads and multi-task.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Organised and efficient with administrative duties.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular market performance updates to the UK commercial team.
• Monitor UK food industry trends and report significant findings.
• Assist in account planning for key accounts with the Commercial Director.
• Support major customer presentations with the UK Business Managers.
• Oversee management of Greenyard UK brands.
• Represent and enhance Greenyard Frozen branding.
• Develop internal and external communications strategies.
• Act as a focal point for internal communications across departments.
• Coordinate external communications when relevant.

Skills

FMCG experience

Presentation skills

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Excel

PowerPoint

Deadline management

Organisational skills

Self-motivated

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

Greenyard is a global market leader in fresh,frozen and prepared produce. The Company provides efficient and sustainable solutions to customers and suppliers through best-in-class products, market leading innovation and outstanding service. In doing so, it helps us enable a healthier future.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our UK Commercial Team within our Frozen Division working at our site in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

Hours are Monday - Friday 08.00 - 16.00 (flexibility required to suit business needs)

Home working is possible for up to two days per week once training has been completed. Flexibility is required to suit business requirements.

Competetive Salary with fully electric company vehicle or car allowance.

Overall Purpose:-

To provide insight, analysis and recommendations to both internal and external customers which facilitate the profitable growth and development of Greenyard Frozen UK’s product assortment and business. The UK Frozen Category and Marketing Manager should be the “go to person” when either a customer or Greenyard are looking to conduct a range review or initiate new product development.

Key Responsibilities;-

• Provide regular and timely market performance updates to the Greenyard UK commercial team using all available intelligence sources
• In conjunction with the Greenyard UK NPD team keep abreast of trends and innovation within the UK food industry, and report significant or relevant findings back to the Greenyard UK commercial team.
• Get involved in the account planning process for Greenyard UK key accounts (alongside the Commercial Director and relevant Business Manager.) Key purpose is to provide analysis and recommendations to shape the account plans.
• Work alongside the UK Business Managers to provide support when required at major customer presentations
• Oversee management of Greenyard owned UK brands
• Brand Representation – act as a natural ambassador for Greenyard Frozen maintaining and enhancing the company’s positioning and branding.
• Communication Strategy – Develop and implement communication strategies that align with the broader goals of Greenyard Frozen and the Greenyard Group
• Internal Communications – Serve as the primary point of contact for all internal communications within Greenyard Frozen UK fostering collaboration and maintaining consistent messaging. Build and nurture a broad network of internal contacts across various departments, from white to blue collar workers acting as “internal journalist” to stay informed about key developments and stories within the organisation.
• Medial Relations – Manage external communications when relevant, ensuring alignment with group communications and protecting the Greenyard brand image.

Person specification;-

• Experince working in a FMCG environment
• Able to build strong relationships both internally and externally
• Strong presentation skills and communication skills
• Experience of using the full MS Office suite with particular emphasis on excel and powerpointWorking to deadlines, workload planning and multi-tasking
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Organised and efficient - have full responsibility for own adminsitration output
• Confident
• Conscientious
• Self-motivated and driven to succeed

Must be willing to travel

Values:-

• Reliable
• Entre-preneurial
• Creative
• Passionate
• Sharing

Benefits:-

• 4% Company Pension Contribution
• 20 days holiday in first year increasing to 26 after one year anniversary (excluding bank holidays)
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Healthcare Cashback Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free on site Parking