Category Manager

Euro-projects Recruitment Ltd; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry is seeking a passionate Category Manager to oversee high-quality FMCG baked goods. This hybrid role involves managing relationships with major UK retailers and requires a strong background in the food sector. Ideal candidates will be innovative, proactive, and deeply passionate about food and its cultural significance.

Qualifications

• Experience in Food, Beverage, or FMCG industry.
• Experience with UK retailers.
• Strong category management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage FMCG baked goods and brands with a commercial focus.
• Engage with large retailers such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
• Drive growth with UK retailers.

Skills

Passion for food

Category management

Innovation

Proactivity

Job description

Category Manager

• Are you passionate about food? Looking for Category Manager, Food National Account Manager, Commercial Manager, or similar roles in food, grocery, FMCG, or retail?

• This role involves high-quality FMCG baked goods (fine foods), dealing with large retailers such as Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Tesco, etc., managing brands with a commercial focus in grocery retail.

• Must be a ‘foodie’ — passionate about food and its provenance, travel, and different cultures.

• The company has a £50 million turnover and supplies fine foods to Harrods, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, and others.

Are you experienced in the Food, Beverage, or FMCG industry, with good experience dealing with large UK retailers? Are you passionate about food and eager to make a difference in a newly created role? Do you seek exciting FMCG or food industry jobs within a fast-paced, agile medium-sized business that values family principles?

Requirements for this Senior Food Industry Category Manager role

• We are flexible regarding your background; we may consider a Category Manager, Brand Manager, Commercial Manager, National Account Manager, or Key Account Manager who understands driving growth with UK retailers.

• You MUST be a foodie — passionate and inquisitive about food. The company values this passion, especially regarding provenance, travel, and cultural diversity.

• You MUST have experience working with UK retailers, ideally in food, but we are open to wider FMCG or beverage experience.

• Strong category management experience or understanding is preferred.

• Key qualities include desire, passion, inquisitiveness, and innovation — always seeking to challenge and improve.

• Part-time candidates (e.g., 4 days a week) may be considered.

• The candidate should be innovative, proactive, and value-driven, always looking to add value.

• The company upholds values of integrity and honesty, which should align with your own.

This role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days in the Coventry office and 2 days remote. Suitable regions include Coventry, Birmingham, Solihull, Warwick, Rugby, Worcester, Leamington Spa, Leicester, and the West Midlands.

To apply, please contact Edward Smith at Euro Projects Recruitment. If you are not contacted within ten days, your application has not been successful. Thank you for your interest.