Category Manager - Grenade

Mondelez International; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Grenade, an active nutrition brand under Mondelēz International, is seeking a Category Manager to enhance category growth and optimize market strategies. The role involves analyzing market trends, developing strategies, and collaborating with various teams to drive success in competitive markets. The ideal candidate will possess FMCG experience and strong analytical skills, contributing to Grenade's brand expansion and success.

Qualifications

• Inquisitive mindset to understand market trends.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Drive category growth and optimize strategies.
• Develop compelling sell-in stories based on insights.
• Collaborate with teams to maximize performance.

Skills

Analytical

Commerciality

Teamwork

Proactivity

Data interpretation

Education

Experience in FMCG sector

Tools

Nielsen IQ

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

About 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!

As a market leader, Grenade sells a range of nutritional products, both B2B and B2C, including its signature protein bars and shakes. Joining Grenade’s high performing team, during this exciting period of growth and brand expansion, promises to offer a unique and motivating working environment, with highly rewarding opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are looking for a Category Manager to join 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 maximize 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 maximize 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 identifies ways for continuous improvement.

• Experience in FMCG sector.

• Up-to-date understanding of Nielsen IQ platform.

• Advanced Excel skills (i.e., pivot tables).

• Power BI skills.

If you think you could do this role, don’t let anything stop you from applying.

International travel may be required, but this will be small.