Category Growth & Insights Manager

Lactalis UK & Ireland; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26 days + bank holidays

Enhanced pension

Hybrid and flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Global learning platform access

Grocery Aid support

Job summary

Lactalis UK & Ireland is seeking a Category Development Manager to join our Sales team at Redhill. You will deliver insight-led category recommendations and execute customer-facing plans across cheese and wider dairy categories, translating strategies into actionable range, space and in-store recommendations.

You will work with Commercial, Marketing, RGM & Innovation to build compelling category narratives, support range reviews and new product launches, and drive measurable commercial outcomes

Qualifications

• Experience in Category Development within UK grocery sector.
• Ability to turn data into commercially focused recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insight-led category recommendations across cheese & wider dairy.
• Execute customer-facing category plans and in-store recommendations.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, RGM & Innovation to build compelling category stories.
• Support range reviews and new product launches to drive measurable commercial outcomes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Storytelling

Influencing stakeholders

Job description

Lactalis UK & Ireland is seeking a Category Development Manager to join our Sales team at Redhill. You will deliver insight-led category recommendations and execute customer-facing plans across cheese and wider dairy categories, translating strategies into actionable range, space and in-store recommendations.

You will work with Commercial, Marketing, RGM & Innovation to build compelling category narratives, support range reviews and new product launches, and drive measurable commercial outcomes