Category Manager

D C S Manufacturing; Banbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Group is seeking a Category Manager to harness category and shopper insights for retail growth. With a focus on relationship building and data analysis, you’ll develop strategies to optimize product performance. Join an innovative team at the leading distributor of health, beauty, and household products in a dynamic working environment.

Benefits

Life Cover

Pension Scheme

Medical Cash Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Social Events

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG Category Management, ideally in Household, Health, or Beauty categories.
• Confident using data tools for insights.
• Proven experience in a customer-facing role delivering growth.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with buyers.
• Deliver monthly updates and analyze performance.
• Identify risks and opportunities in distribution and sales.

Skills

Storytelling

Communication

Relationship Building

Data Analysis

Education

2+ years in Category Management

Tools

Kantar

Nielsen

IRI

Circana

Job description

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Are You Ready to Spot the Insights That Drive Growth?

DCS Group is looking for a Category Manager to turn category and shopper data into actionable insights that create real value for our retail partners. Reporting to the Senior Category Manager, this role is ideal for someone with 2+ years of experience in Category Management, ready to take the next step in their career. If you’re passionate about uncovering insights that unlock growth, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships, becoming a trusted, independent advisor to your buyers.
• Deliver monthly updates to accounts and proactively analyse performance to provide an insightful, challenging perspective on the category.
• Optimise range and space in retail and wholesale partners through active review of customer and market data.
• Identify risks and opportunities with distribution and rate of sale, making robust recommendations on promotional strategies and new product development (NPD).

Insight-Driven Strategy:

• Develop and refine a top-line category vision for customer use.
• Translate data into compelling narratives, training and coaching the business to maximise data and insights.
• Provide a results-driven, outcome-focused approach to category management.
• Lead by example in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, from deep data dives to designing growth strategies.

About You

• Storytelling Skills: You’re a great communicator who can turn data into engaging narratives with firm recommendations.
• Results-Oriented: Proven success in delivering insight-led projects and driving value in your business.
• Relationship Builder: Strong ability to forge long-lasting internal and external partnerships, creating customer-centric solutions.
• Flexible Work Approach: Willing to work from our Banbury office or in a hybrid set-up (minimum 3 days in-office).

Ideal Candidate Experience

• FMCG Category Management: Experience, ideally in Household, Health, or Beauty categories.
• Data Savvy: Confident using tools like Kantar, Nielsen, IRI, Circana, and Sales Out data.
• Customer-Focused: Proven experience in a customer-facing role delivering growth and results.

Why Join DCS Group?

At DCS, we’re the UK’s leading distributor, manufacturer, and exporter of health, beauty, and household products. We work with global brands like Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and Kenvue, offering a dynamic, collaborative work environment.

Employee Benefits Include:

• Life Cover
• Pension Scheme
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Social Events

Location: Banbury office (hybrid working available).