Category Insights Lead — FMCG Growth & Strategy

Valeo Foods; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension

Competitive base salary

Job summary

Valeo Foods Ireland seeks a seasoned Category Manager to translate data, shopper insights and market intelligence into actionable category strategies. You will partner with Customer and Category teams to shape vision, develop retailer-specific growth plans and drive top-tier category execution.

You will combine strategic thinking with analytics to ensure Valeo Foods remains the trusted category partner for customers across Ireland, building growth with major retailers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights or Commercial Analytics.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical thinking.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and relationship-building ability.

Responsibilities

• Develop category growth strategies across Valeo Foods' priority categories.
• Analyse Nielsen, Kantar, EPOS and shopper data to identify trends.
• Create retailer-specific category strategies aligned to objectives.
• Lead category reviews, range reviews and joint business planning with customers.
• Support Perfect Store implementation and category execution.

Tools

Nielsen

Kantar

dunnhumby

Symphony EYC

Job description

Valeo Foods Ireland seeks a seasoned Category Manager to translate data, shopper insights and market intelligence into actionable category strategies. You will partner with Customer and Category teams to shape vision, develop retailer-specific growth plans and drive top-tier category execution.

You will combine strategic thinking with analytics to ensure Valeo Foods remains the trusted category partner for customers across Ireland, building growth with major retailers.