Remote Growth & Category Manager

DS Smith Plc; Manchester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme, life assurance and +1%

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

DS Smith Plc is seeking a Category Manager to lead the growth agenda across priority segments for the UK & Ireland Marketing team. You will drive category strategy, growth roadmaps and annual business planning, partnering with Sales, Innovation and the broader marketing function to translate market insights into actionable plans and customer value propositions.

You will shape competitor benchmarking, market mapping and share-of-wallet analyses to size opportunities, while developing

Qualifications

• Experience in category management, ideally in FMCG or B2B environments.
• Strong capability to translate market and consumer insights into growth strategies and profit metrics.
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills to guide cross-functional teams and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of growth agendas across priority segments for UK&I.
• Oversee annual business planning, including category strategy and growth roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Innovation to translate insights into action.

Skills

Marketing

Category Management

Market Insights

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

DS Smith Plc is seeking a Category Manager to lead the growth agenda across priority segments for the UK & Ireland Marketing team. You will drive category strategy, growth roadmaps and annual business planning, partnering with Sales, Innovation and the broader marketing function to translate market insights into actionable plans and customer value propositions.

You will shape competitor benchmarking, market mapping and share-of-wallet analyses to size opportunities, while developing