EMEA Category Manager

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading B-Corp drinks brand seeks a Category Manager to drive their Coconut Water & Functional Juice category across EMEA. This high-impact role involves data analysis, insights, and collaboration with sales and marketing teams. The ideal candidate will have FMCG experience and fluency in German, contributing to a brand that uses business as a force for good.

Benefits

30 days holiday + your birthday off

Vitality private healthcare

Hybrid working with flex hours & early Friday finish

Free products & office lunches

Dog-friendly office

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in category management, consumer insights, or market research within FMCG.
• Fluency in German is essential.
• Ability to present compelling data stories.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Coconut Water & Functional Juice category across EMEA.
• Own category reporting and performance tracking.
• Build relationships with retail partners.

Skills

Category management

Consumer insights

Market research

Fluency in German

Data storytelling

Collaboration

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

MS365 suite

Job description

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We’re working with a leading B-Corp drinks brand that has transformed the healthy beverage space. With its roots in New York and supply chain anchored in Singapore, this brand’s London HQ leads growth across the EMEA region. And they’re not slowing down.

They’re now on the lookout for a Category Manager to be apart of their category strategy across key EMEA markets. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role where you'll blend data, insight, and storytelling to influence both internal teams and retail partners across the UK, France, Spain, and the DACH region.

What you’ll be doing:

• Drive the Coconut Water & Functional Juice category across EMEA, shaping the narrative with top-tier retailers
• Own category reporting, performance tracking, and multi-year growth plans
• Be the go-to expert for insights, trends, and recommendations to fuel commercial decisions
• Work closely with sales and marketing to localise plans and optimise campaign effectiveness
• Build relationships with retail partners, supporting on everything from range reviews to distribution growth

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience in category management, consumer insights, or market research within FMCG
• Needs to be Fluent in German
• Can tell compelling stories with data using IRI, Kantar, Nielsen, or Circana
• Are comfortable presenting to retailers and senior stakeholders
• Love collaboration, and bring a proactive, solution-led mindset
• Know your way around Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest of the MS365 suite

30 days holiday + your birthday off

Vitality private healthcare

Hybrid working with flex hours & early Friday finish

Free products & office lunches

Dog-friendly office

Discretionary bonus scheme

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a brand that’s leading a category — and using business as a force for good.