Category Insight Manager - 12 month FTC

Myton Food Group; Bradford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Staff discount 15%

Friend/family discount 10%

Leadership School

Subsidised canteen

Pension & life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing

MyPerks discounts

Charity payroll donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Myton Food Group is seeking a Category Manager - Manufacturing for a 12 month fixed term contract. You will work with Morrisons and other customers to deliver category insights, data analysis and trade marketing proposals, supporting 3-year revenue and margin plans with a data-driven approach.

You will build reports, present trends, and help shape long-term category plans while collaborating across manufacturing and retail teams to drive EBITDA-friendly outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the UK grocery market and data sets.
• Food Manufacturing & Retailer process understanding - Category, NPD & Final Product relationships.
• Financial acumen to support delivery of financial plans and targets.
• Ability to manage and influence peers.
• Confident presenter with ability to build relationships internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Identify category and consumer trends across datasets.
• Combine shopper insights, market and retailer data to understand market and consumer dynamics.
• Support category reviews, identify issues and develop recommendations.
• Influence stakeholders to launch EBITDA-winning categories.
• Build, manage and share weekly/monthly business reports for Morrisons and Myton customers using data sources like Kantar, IGD, Circana.
• Manage weekly store visits highlighting key points of difference to the wider team and customers.
• Support long-term category planning and secure sustained customer engagement.
• Facilitate aligned NPD and EPD with manufacturing and retail teams.

Job description

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.

As the Category Manager - Manufacturing, you will be working across both Morrisons and other Myton customers, supporting the Senior Manufacturing Manager to deliver Category Insight, Consumer data, Food trend insights and Trade marketing proposals. You will support the Commercial Team to deliver 3-year plans for revenue and margin growth. You will support in making the essential step-change to a data and insight driven Manufacturing Business, focused on delivering actionable insights to customers.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying category & consumer trends
• Bringing together shopper insights, market & retailer data to best understand & present the market & the consumer dynamic
• Supporting the delivery category reviews, identify issues & develop recommendations
• Influencing stakeholders to launch EBITDA winning categories
• Build, manage and maintain weekly and monthly business reports for sharing with both Morrisons and Myton customers using available data resources including Kantar, IGD, Circana, MoreViu and any other relevant data sets
• Manage and deliver weekly store visits highlighting key points of difference to the wider Myton team (incl. sites, NPD etc) and our customers
• Support the tailoring, planning and executing long term category plans and securing long term engagement with customers
• Aiding the delivery of operationally joined-up NPD & EPD Building strong relationships across manufacturing and retails teams

About You

We’ve built an incredibly diverse business, and we’re working hard to make sure we truly represent the communities we serve. One of the best things about working with so many different people is having the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with lots of different views, perspectives and beliefs. For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Strong knowledge of the UK grocery market and key market data sets
• Food Manufacturing & Retailer process understanding - Category - NPD & Final Product relationship
• Financial acumen to support the delivery of financial plans and targets
• Ability to manage & influence peers
• Confident presenter and ability to forge & develop relationships internally and externally

About The Company

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets. At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food.

Today, we have 18 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more. We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave