Category & Insights Manager

COREcruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading F&B business in Milton Keynes seeks a dynamic Category & Insights Manager to shape commercial strategies and drive performance across Retail and Out of Home channels. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in Category Management and strong analytical skills, ensuring actionable insights from market data. This role offers a competitive salary of £50K plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, or Commercial Strategy.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in using market data sources.
• Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• A strategic thinker with ability to translate insights into action.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of category growth strategies.
• Deliver actionable insights from market, shopper, and consumer data.
• Partner with Sales teams to build customer stories and business plans.
• Monitor market trends and competitor performance.

Skills

Category Management

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Commercial Strategy

Tools

Nielsen

IRI

Kantar

Job description

Category & Insights Manager – Leading F&B Business - £50K + Benefits

My client is a leading F&B Business with a brilliant reputation across the UK and internationally.

They are currently looking for a Category & Insights Manager to join their team. The successful Category & Insights Manager will be responsible for shaping commercial strategies by turning data into actionable insights, partnering closely with Sales & Marketing teams, and will lead category management initiatives to drive performance for key customers across Retail and Out of Home (OOH) channels.

This is the perfect opportunity for an energetic, talented and highly driven Category & Insights Manager to join an exciting business with a bright future who can match their career ambition.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the development and execution of category growth strategies across key channels and customers.
• Deliver actionable insights from market, shopper, and consumer data (e.g., Nielsen, IRI, Kantar, retailer data).
• Partner with Sales teams to build compelling, insight-led customer stories and joint business plans.
• Lead range reviews, assortment optimisation, and merchandising projects to drive availability and visibility.
• Monitor market trends, competitor performance, and shopper behaviour to identify opportunities and risks.
• Own and manage relationships with key retail partners, ensuring category leadership and trusted advisor status.
• Support innovation pipeline development with consumer and shopper insights.

The Ideal Category & Insights Manager Candidate:

• Proven experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, or Commercial Strategy within FMCG, Retail or Coffee industry.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in using market data sources (Nielsen, IRI, Kantar, retailer systems).
• Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills – able to influence both internally and externally.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to translate insights into growth-driving action plans.

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to Mikey at COREcruitment dot com / [e-mail]