FMCG Category Manager: Growth, Analytics & Development Path

Planet CIC

Greater London

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 55,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Private health care
Company pension 6% employee
25 days holiday + Bank holidays
Sick pay
4x Death in Service

Job summary

Planet CIC is seeking a Category Manager to join our head office in Hammersmith, West London. You will thrive in a fast-paced FMCG environment, managing multiple priorities and delivering insightful category strategies to drive growth.

With 2+ years in category or sales and strong analytical skills, you will collaborate across teams, use data to challenge briefs, and build internal and external relationships to support the business goals.

Qualifications

  • FMCG background with UK market experience preferred.
  • 2+ years in category or sales with analytical skills.
  • Strong analytical thinking, attention to data.

Responsibilities

  • Drive category management initiatives and prioritize actions.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to achieve shared goals.
  • Develop insights from data to support strategy and decision making.

Skills

Category management
Analytical thinking
Communication
Data interpretation
Collaboration
UK market knowledge
Circana/Nielsen/Kantar/Dunnhumby
Excel
PowerPoint

Tools

Excel
PowerPoint

Job description

Planet CIC is seeking a Category Manager to join our head office in Hammersmith, West London. You will thrive in a fast-paced FMCG environment, managing multiple priorities and delivering insightful category strategies to drive growth.

With 2+ years in category or sales and strong analytical skills, you will collaborate across teams, use data to challenge briefs, and build internal and external relationships to support the business goals.

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