Senior Consumer Insight & Category Manager – Maternity Cover

MOËT HENNESSY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MOËT HENNESSY in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Consumer Insight and Category Manager to lead both category management and consumer insights, acting as a strategic thought partner to drive category and brand performance.

You will translate shopper and market data into actionable recommendations, shape range reviews, space planning and merchandising, and build strong relationships with customers and suppliers to enable effective brand activations.

Qualifications

• Strong background in category development with a luxury focus.
• Strong knowledge of UK retail operations.
• 6-8 years’ experience in category management.
• Experience leading Range Reviews and Merchandising projects.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to present insights clearly.

Job description

A high-profile opportunity is available to join a Super Premium drinks business as Senior Consumer Insight and Category Manager with dual role in leading Category Management and consumer insight who will find opportunities to meet shoppers’ needs and consumers’ needs to drive category & brand performance. Overall to be a ‘Strategic thought partner at MHUK’ i.e. a person with a holistic & deep understanding of the brands’ strategies and their consumers, occasions, competitors, and in-market performance which enables them to bring an informed and objective point of view to the business to support the development of effective brand strategies and activations.

Qualifications:

Professional experience & know how:

• Strong background and experience in category development with an appreciation for luxury
• A strong working knowledge of UK retail operations
• Practical experience of the category management process – 6-8 years’ experience
• Experience of leading Range Reviews, Space Planning and Merchandising Projects
• Strong Business acumen and commercial skills
• A strong understanding of latest shopper/market insight techniques
• Experience of Nielsen Discover, Dunnhumby, Sainsbury’s Nectar 360 and planogram software an advantage
• Excellent analytical skills combined with the ability to translate to insight
• First class interpersonal skills and communication including distilling info into clear, compelling presentations & stories

Personal & interpersonal skills:

• The attitude and the ability to create strong external relationships across customers and suppliers
• Ability to lead and influence business decisions
• Strong organisational and time management skills and ability to prioritise
• Ability to work effectively in a team, but also self-sufficient and resilient when working without supervision
• Drive for results
• Innovative and Creative
• Grow within the business
• Attention to detail