Category Manager

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

Job summary

An international active nutrition and lifestyle brand is seeking a Category Manager to drive category growth, optimize pack architecture, and strengthen retail partner relationships. The ideal candidate will have experience in the FMCG sector, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in data analysis tools like Excel and Power BI. This role offers relocation support and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Inquisitive with a desire to understand the 'why'.
• Able to analyze large amounts of data.
• Experience in the FMCG sector is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Drive category growth and optimize pack architecture.
• Analyze market trends and develop category strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Teamwork

Proactive improvement identification

Experience in FMCG sector

Excel skills

Power BI skills

Tools

Nielsen IQ platform

Excel

Power BI

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 maximise performance and market share within strategically important markets.

How you will contribute

DISRUPTIVE: CREATIVE INSIGHTS

• 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

• 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

Relocation Support Available?

International travel may be required, but this will be small (<5 minutes).

Business Unit Summary

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.

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 think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Job Type

Regular – Category Planning & Activation – Sales