Category Manager: Drive Growth with Data & Insight

D C S Manufacturing; Banbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Cover

Contributory Pension

Medical Cash Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee social events

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

DCS Group in Banbury, England, is seeking an experienced Category Manager to turn data and shopper insight into clear commercial opportunities for customers and brand partners. Reporting to the Senior Category Manager, you’ll influence ranging, space, promotions and new product development.

The role suits someone with 2+ years’ FMCG Category Management experience, preferably in Household, Health or Beauty. You’ll analyse data from sources such as Kantar, Nielsen, IRI, Circana or Sales Out to

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ FMCG Category Management experience.
• Experience within Household, Health or Beauty would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills.
• Confidence turning data into clear recommendations and commercial actions.
• Experience working with data sources such as Kantar, Nielsen, IRI, Circana or Sales Out data.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with customers and become a trusted category partner.
• Deliver regular category and performance reviews, identifying key opportunities and risks.
• Analyse customer, market and shopper data to provide clear commercial recommendations.
• Support customers with range and space optimisation.
• Identify distribution and rate-of-sale opportunities.
• Provide insight and recommendations around promotions and NPD.
• Develop and communicate clear category strategies and category visions.
• Turn complex data into compelling stories and actionable recommendations.
• Support the wider business in making better use of category data and insight.
• Work collaboratively across Sales, Commercial and wider business teams to deliver growth.

Skills

Category Management experience

Data analysis

Storytelling with data

Stakeholder presentation

Customer relationship management

Tools

Kantar

Nielsen

IRI

Circana

Sales Out data

Job description

DCS Group in Banbury, England, is seeking an experienced Category Manager to turn data and shopper insight into clear commercial opportunities for customers and brand partners. Reporting to the Senior Category Manager, you’ll influence ranging, space, promotions and new product development.

The role suits someone with 2+ years’ FMCG Category Management experience, preferably in Household, Health or Beauty. You’ll analyse data from sources such as Kantar, Nielsen, IRI, Circana or Sales Out to