Category Insight Manager - Produce

Myton Food Group; Thrapston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% supermarket discount

Additional 10% discount card

Leadership development opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits

MyPerks discounts

Charity payroll donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Myton Food Group is seeking a Category Manager - Manufacturing to work across Morrisons and other customers. You will support insights, trend analysis and trade marketing proposals to drive revenue and margin growth.

The role focuses on data-driven decision making and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will help deliver 3-year plans, support NPD/EPD alignment and build relationships across manufacturing and retail teams.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the UK grocery market and Produce category.
• Financial acumen to support financial plans and targets.
• Ability to manage and influence peers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Identify category and consumer trends and present insights.
• Build and maintain weekly/monthly reports for Morrisons and Myton customers using data sources.
• Support category reviews, issue identification and recommendations.
• Influence stakeholders to launch EBITDA-winning categories.
• Develop long-term category plans and secure customer engagement.

Skills

UK grocery market knowledge

Produce category understanding

Financial acumen

Stakeholder influence

Presentation & relationship building

Job description

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 Produce category
• 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