Category Insights Manager: Data-Driven Retail Growth

Mizkan; Chiswick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizkan Euro is seeking a commercially minded Category Manager to join our Sales team in the UK. You’ll use consumer, shopper and market data to identify opportunities across our categories and brands, turning insights into clear commercial recommendations.

You'll analyse EPOS and panel data, turn insights into engaging stories, present recommendations to major UK grocery retailers, and influence range reviews, pricing and promotions.

Qualifications

• Experience working with EPOS, panel or shopper data (Circana or NielsenIQ).
• Strong data analysis and ability to translate data into commercial recommendations.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working with customers and building relationships.
• Understanding grocery/FMCG, or able to learn quickly.
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Experience in insights or data agencies is relevant.

Responsibilities

• Analyse EPOS and panel data to understand category and brand performance.
• Turn insights into clear, engaging commercial stories.
• Present recommendations directly to major UK grocery retailers.
• Support range reviews and influence decisions around range, distribution, pricing and promotions.
• Work closely with Sales and Marketing to build customer presentations and innovation stories.
• Manage relationships with external insight and data partners.
• Help the wider business make better use of new technology, AI and automation within category insights.

Skills

Data analysis

Presentation skills

PowerPoint

Excel

Category management experience

Customer relationship building

Tools

Circana

NielsenIQ

Job description

Mizkan Euro is seeking a commercially minded Category Manager to join our Sales team in the UK. You’ll use consumer, shopper and market data to identify opportunities across our categories and brands, turning insights into clear commercial recommendations.

You'll analyse EPOS and panel data, turn insights into engaging stories, present recommendations to major UK grocery retailers, and influence range reviews, pricing and promotions.