Category Manager

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative FMCG organization is seeking a motivated individual to enhance performance through insightful analysis and strategic management. The role involves collaborating with various teams to drive brand strategies and improve operational standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with a passion for food and a commitment to continuous learning. Join a forward-thinking company that values curiosity and creativity, and contribute to transforming leading restaurant brands into grocery retail successes.

Qualifications

• Excellent analytical and investigative skills driven by personal curiosity.
• Strong numerical skills and keen attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance through insights to support knowledge and understanding.
• Manage strategic category relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Creative Presentation Skills

Communication Skills

Numerical Skills

Teamwork Skills

Attention to Detail

Job description

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The Advocate Group are proud to be partnering with All About Food, a leading FMCG organisation with blue chip capability and a disruptor mindset.

Backed by their collaborative, make it happen culture, the All About Food team is responsible for transitioning the success of leading restaurant brands like Nando’s, Costa, Wagamama and Pret into the world of grocery retail.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive performance across our business through the creation of insight to support knowledge and understanding.
• Challenge assumptions within the business to drive performance through regularly sharing insights.
• Drive the use of this knowledge and understanding to inform both reactive and proactive range, cuisine and category strategies.
• Manage our strategic category relationship with relevant internal and external key stakeholders.
• Support the Brand Team with NPD ideation to enable them to develop the Retail Brand Strategy and Annual Operational Plan for their brand/s.
• Support the Category Director with the evaluation of new brands in line with the business strategy.
• Support the Brand and Sales teams to manage and execute the annual budgeting and business planning process for their brand(s) and customer(s) with their Finance Business Partner.
• Constantly review process and procedure within the role and make recommendations for improvement.
• Be an active and vocal member of the Category and the wider team.
• Continuously learn and develop skills, knowledge and experience to fulfil the short and long term objectives of the organisation to achieve constantly increasing operational output and standards.
• Personally, live the All About Food Values every day.

About You:

• Excellent analytical and investigative skills driven by personal curiosity.
• Excellent creative and visual presentation skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Highly organised and enjoys working to a structure.
• Strong numerical skills
• Determination to achieve and willingness to continually learn.
• Keen attention to detail
• Good teamwork skills
• Passionate about food, people, and the world around us
• Motivated and positive

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

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The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors.

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