Customer & Category Development Executive

Manpower; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global personal care company is seeking a Customer & Category Development Executive for a full-time, 12-month term position in London. The role involves supporting customer strategies and analyzing market trends. Candidates should possess strong organizational and analytical skills, alongside a passion for the beauty industry. Competitive salary of up to £48,000 per annum offered, with a mix of remote and onsite working.

Qualifications

• Strong passion for the beauty industry.
• Working experience in data insights, customer or commercial.
• Strategy and commercial planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and execution of customer strategies.
• Support customer meetings and communications.
• Track customer performance metrics and KPIs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical mindset

Interpersonal skills

MS Excel

Problem-solving

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Manpower

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City of London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Manpower are currently seeking an interim Customer & Category Development Executive to work with our global FMCG client, Elida Beauty, renowned for brands such as TIGI, VO5, Toni & Guy, and Brylcreem, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.

The position is based in Holborn, London. This is a full-time temporary role for 12 months, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying up to £48,000 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience.

The role currently offers a mix of remote and onsite working, subject to adjustment based on business requirements.

Who we are…

Elida Beauty is a Global Personal Care Business. We proudly support and nurture our portfolio of iconic brands globally. Our ambition is to remix classic beauty brands for a new generation, making them even bigger beauty hits than they were the first time around, to drive accelerated growth and value creation. Driven by creativity and agility, we unleash the true potential of beloved brands, 'Re-Founding' them using a start-up mentality that always 'finds a way'. Elida Beauty is a part of the Yellow Wood Partners portfolio of companies, a private equity company that invests exclusively in the consumer industry.

Your Role & Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Customer & Category Development Executive to join the Global TIGI Bed Head team. This individual will provide essential support in executing customer and category development strategies, analysing market trends, and ensuring the smooth flow of communication across departments. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for the beauty industry, an analytical mindset, and excellent interpersonal skills. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in commercial strategy and category growth within a fast-paced, growing brand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and execution of customer relationship strategies to enhance brand presence and drive sales across key retailers and channels in both the UK and US
• Support customer meetings, presentations, and communications by generating insights and preparing relevant category data and reports
• Assist in tracking customer performance metrics and KPIs
• Support the creation of post-sale reports to evaluate sales and marketing campaigns
• Support in analysis and creation of pricing & promotional strategies
• Track listing and distribution across regions
• Support in creation of innovation business cases
• Working experience in data insights, customer or commercial
• Strategy and commercial planning experience
• Intermediate ability with MS Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Demonstrated self-starter

Nice To Have:

• Familiarity with either UK or US retail landscape
• Experience working with Circana/Kantar data
• Experience working in a startup / small business environment
• Experience in Beauty & Personal Care Industry / working with BPC brands

Attributes For Success:

• Bias for action, drive for results
• Organizationally and analytically strong
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability
• High level of resilience and the ability to perform under pressure
• A problem solver, solutions orientated
• You love to win, and have fun doing it

Our Mission

We are committed to revolutionizing our manufacturing, packaging, and distribution processes to benefit our people and our planet. Our re-mixes democratize beauty by ensuring our products cater to all skin types and hair textures. We are for the many, not the few. Because we want everyone on the beauty dance floor.

Diversity at Elida Beauty

Diversity at Elida Beauty is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.