Category Development Manager

Valeo Foods; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Wallingford is seeking a Category Development Manager to deliver commercial results through effective category management and collaboration with sales and marketing teams. The role requires strong leadership, adaptability, and excellent presentation skills. Experience in FMCG category management is essential. The company offers benefits including a matched pension scheme and staff discounts.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme up to 10%

Death in service

Cycle to work scheme

Canteen

Retailer discount platform

Staff discount

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG category management.
• Experience in leading & influencing retailer category reviews.
• Experience in category-based selling.
• Experience in building collaborative retailer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Deliver commercial results on brand and private label.
• Master category-based selling to achieve targets.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams.

Skills

FMCG category management

Retailer category reviews

Category-based selling

Data analysis tools

Collaboration and relationship building

Presentation skills

Tools

Nielsen

Circana

Kantar

Dunnhumby

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Category Development Manager, Wallingford

Client: Valeo Foods

Location: Wallingford, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 9e92921d181d

Job Views: 6

Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

Job Description:

The Category Development Manager is responsible for delivering commercial results both on brand and private label. You will achieve these targets by mastering category-based selling, turning the marketing plans into selling decks that will maximise success with our customers.

The scope of the team will be across all category groups from Valeo Foods UK. The role is field-based to allow maximum time with customers. The role will also cover the ability to optimise the marketing plans and will be an everyday partner to both the Sales and Marketing teams.

• Leadership to shape, align and plan. Takes ownership & leads category projects.
• Commercial acumen. Understands influence of category KPIs & makes astute decisions.
• Collaboration skills including the capacity to energise stakeholders & build relationships.
• Personal Best: capacity to seek to be better tomorrow than we are today.
• Strong adaptability to operate across all category groups and retailers.
• Strong selling skills and mastery of a compelling category-based selling method.
• Excellent presentation skills – written and verbal.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG category management.
• Experience in leading & influencing retailer category reviews.
• Experience in category-based selling.
• Experience in building collaborative retailer relationships & influencing their decisions.
• Experience in utilising data provider’s tools and databases – e.g., Nielsen, Circana, Kantar, dunnhumby.
• Experience in influencing & shaping marketing plans.
• Proven track record of creating strategic change that shapes the thinking and delivery of business results.

Additional Information

What we offer you in return:

• Matched pension scheme up to 10%
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Canteen
• Retailer discount platform
• Staff discount