Category Lead (3m FTC)

Grupo Bimbo; United Kingdom; On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food and beverage industry is seeking a Category Lead for the Takis brand in the UK. This pivotal role encompasses customer management and strategic development aimed at driving brand growth. Ideal candidates will demonstrate tenacity and experience in stakeholder interactions, significant for this mid-senior level position in a dynamic market.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing customer relationships.
• Proven track record in sales strategy development.
• Strong skills in leadership and team building.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer discussions and implement commercial strategies.
• Manage high-level interactions effectively.
• Build and grow a team for long-term success.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Tenacity

Goal orientation

Job description

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Marvel FMCG is proud to be partnered with Bimbo UK on their search for a Category Lead for their exciting and hugely popular Takis brand.

Why this role?

• An opportunity to build even greater momentum with a brand that has everyone talking
• You will be an integral and pivotal member of the Takis commercial leadership team
• This is a brand that believes in valuing people, acts with integrity and builds a community
• A start up culture with a $4 billion global brand. This is unique

The role

This position is part of the GBUK Snacks/Takis Sales Team, which acts as a distributor for Barcel, the Salty Snacks division of Grupo Bimbo, you will be tasked as a 'player manager' initially managing customers and leading strategy but in the long term building a team and really growing into that leadership role.

Reporting directly to the Head of Takis in the UK, this role will play a pivotal part in the Commercial structure and future business success. From an external perspective, a key focus will be supporting the implementation of strong commercial strategies to ensure the proposition is positioned for future growth. This will involve leading customer discussions at a senior level, demonstrating the confidence and ability to manage high-level interactions effectively.

Who are you?

We are looking for a candidate that can demonstrate high levels of tenacity, goal orientated and is highly skilled in external/internal stakeholder management. This role is perfect for a Senior Category Manager making a step up or a Controller who is comfortable being hands on with customers.

Who are Takis?

Takis is a dynamic $4 billion global brand with a loyal following worldwide that has recently entered the UK market and is now experiencing phenomenal growth. The fast-paced, exciting, and challenging environment presents unique opportunities. As a team, we approach our work with ambition and are committed to delivering results within established parameters. This newly created role will play a pivotal part in driving that success.

If you would like to know more then please get in touch with Rich Howell for an initial conversation - [e-mail]

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Marketing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services and Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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