Category Manager

Advocate Group; Liverpool City Region; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise de boissons mondialement reconnue recherche un Category Manager pour orchestrer des stratégies de croissance de catégorie basées sur les insights. Ce poste exige des compétences analytiques fortes et une passion pour le comportement des consommateurs. Vous collaborerez directement avec plusieurs équipes à travers l’organisation pour influencer les décisions majeures de distribution et de gamme. Prêt à relever ce défi passionnant ?

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Expérience prouvée en gestion de catégorie ou gestion commerciale dans le secteur alimentaire.
• Compétences analytiques solides avec une expertise en Nielsen, IRI, et Kantar.
• Capacité à transformer des données en insights actionnables.

Responsibilities

• Développer et exécuter des stratégies à long terme pour la catégorie sur le marché britannique.
• Analyser les comportements des acheteurs et les tendances du marché pour façonner les plans de catégorie.
• Collaborer avec les équipes sales, marketing et innovation.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Category Management

Consumer Behaviour Understanding

Tools

Nielsen

IRI

Kantar

Job description

Position: Category Manager

Location: Remote, Ad-Hoc travel to Uxbridge office

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Are you ready to shape the future of one of the world’s most electrifying energy brands?

Monster Energy, one of the fastest-growing and most recognisable beverage brands globally, is looking for a commercially astute and ambitious Category Manager to lead the charge in developing insight-led strategies that unlock category growth and influence major retail decisions.

The Role:

Develop and execute long-term category strategies across all environments in GB, working closely with the bottler. Own and drive the GB category agenda to support business growth. Lead insight-led customer decision processes to optimise range, space, and distribution. Identify market gaps and build compelling commercial stories to drive growth. Deliver customer planograms using shopper insight and category expertise. Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, marketing, innovation, and trade marketing teams. Analyse shopper behaviours and market trends to shape category plans. Lead post-launch reviews and drive strategic planning for future innovations. Support business reporting cycles with relevant data and insights.

About You:

Proven Category or Commercial Manager experience within Grocery or AFH. Strong analytical skills with expertise in Nielsen, IRI, and Kantar. Ability to turn data into actionable insights with compelling storytelling. Passion for understanding consumer and shopper behaviour. Collaborative approach to cross-functional stakeholder management. Strategic thinker with the ability to prioritise and balance short- and long-term deliverables. A curious, driven, and energetic attitude aligned with Monster’s bold brand ethos.

If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I’d love to speak to you!

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