Category Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international brand is seeking a Category Manager to drive category growth by analyzing market trends, optimizing strategies, and enhancing partnerships. The ideal candidate has experience in the FMCG sector, is analytically inclined, and possesses strong Excel and Power BI skills. This role offers opportunities for professional development and involves international travel.

Benefits

Relocation support

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Inquisitive mindset wanting to understand market dynamics.
• Able to handle large data sets for analysis.
• Ability to work collaboratively within teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and review category and brand performance reports.
• Develop selling stories based on market insights.
• Support international strategy development for the category.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Teamwork

Continuous improvement

Experience in FMCG sector

Advanced Excel skills

Power BI skills

Tools

Nielsen IQ platform

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to seize your next opportunity at Grenade?

Grenade is an international active nutrition and lifestyle brand, which has grown rapidly since its launch in 2010. Driven by its strong branding, distinctive products, and highly innovative approach, Grenade has made an explosive impact in the FMCG Industry.

We are looking for a Category Manager joining our team to play a pivotal role in shaping the company's success by driving category growth, optimizing pack architecture, and strengthening relationships with retail partners and distributors in the international team. This role involves analysing market trends, developing category strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maximize performance and market share within strategically important markets.

Joining Grenade's high-performing team, during this period of growth and brand expansion, promises to offer a unique and motivating working environment, with highly rewarding opportunities for personal and professional development.

How you will contribute

• Create and update regular reports, reviewing category, brand and competitor performance.
• Connect multiple insights to develop compelling and succinct sell-in stories for new category opportunities.
• Share actionable insights with the Sales, Product & Marketing teams, to ensure that they are armed with relevant category insights and recommendations for growth opportunities - via visual content creation.

UNITED TEAM: BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

• Key data provider (Nielsen) to maximise value from our spend on data in each market
• Internal sales team to support the objective of growing sales of Grenade
• Mondelez global team to access shared consumer, shopper and market insight

EMPOWERED: STRATEGIC THINKING

• Support the Head of Category in creating and implementing the international strategy for Grenade

PASSIONATE: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Continuously look for trends and opportunities to add value and create category improvements with our data & insight

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Inquisitive - want to understand the 'why'
• Analytical - happy to work with large amounts of data
• Commerciality - with an awareness of how one decision can impact another
• Work well as part of a team
• Proactively identify ways for continuous improvement
• Experience in FMCG sector
• Up to date understanding on Nielsen IQ platform
• Advanced Excel skills (i.e. pivot tables)
• Power BI skills

If you think you could do this role, don't let anything stop you from applying. International travel may be required, but this will be small.

Relocation Support Available

Relocation support is available.

Business Unit Summary

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions.

_EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER_

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Excited to grow your career?

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions.

IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER

Job Type

Regular

Category Planning & Activation

Sales