Category Manager - Grenade

Mondelēz International; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading active nutrition brand is seeking a Category Manager to shape its success by driving category growth and optimizing pack architecture. The ideal candidate will analyze market trends and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment, ideally having experience in the FMCG sector. Strong analytical skills and expertise in tools like Nielsen IQ, Excel, and Power BI are crucial for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG sector.
• Ability to work with large amounts of data.
• Desire to understand the 'why'.

Responsibilities

• Create and update reports on category performance.
• Collaborate with sales to grow Grenade's sales.
• Support Head of Category in international strategy.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Teamwork

Continuous improvement mindset

Understanding of Nielsen IQ platform

Advanced Excel skills

Power BI skills

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to seize your next opportunity at 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.

We are looking for a Category Manager joining 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.

Joining Grenade’s high-performing team during this period of growth and brand expansion promises to offer a unique and motivating working environment, with highly rewarding opportunities for personal and professional development.

What you will do

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

• Act as a key data provider (Nielsen) to maximise value from our spend on data in each market.
• Collaborate with internal sales teams to support the objective of growing Grenade’s sales.
• Engage with 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

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Inquisitive – want to understand the ‘why’
• Analytical - able to work with large amounts of data
• Commerciality - with an awareness of how one decision can impact another
• Works well as part of a team
• Proactively identify ways for continuous improvement
• Experience in FMCG sector
• Up-to-date understanding of Nielsen IQ platform
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. 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.