Category Manager – 12 Month FTC

• Salary - £50,000 - £60,000 + Car Allowance - £5,000 + Annual Bonus
• Greater London, Hybrid
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Category Manager – 12 Month FTC
London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Salary – £50,000 – £60,000 + Car Allowance – £5,000 + Annual Bonus

About the job

Lime Talent are currently representing a Global Leading Food & Beverage business in London on a new opportunity, we are looking for a Category Manager to come on board. In this role you will be responsible for managing the customer relationship with a Top 4 Retailer, building growth plans, providing insight and recommendations to drive performance.

This is an opportunity to join an industry leading organization who have a flexible, people oriented culture and are well-known for providing strong career development prospects. The role will be for an initial 12 Month period however having placed with this business on numerous occasions previously, we are hopeful there will be opportunities internally beyond this period.

Key Responsibilities

• You will co-build a category strategy with your retail customer, ensuring there is sustainable growth and a shared vision.
• Work closely with 3rd party Data companies to analyze customer data and product performance, use this data to provide insight to your customer.
• Build strong relationship with stakeholders to influence the Category strategy.
• Support Senior Category Manager on key projects, support junior members of the team on important activities.
• Leading Category education projects internally

Key Requirements

• Strong Category Management experience, ideally within Food & Bev.
• Experienced in managing a customer relationship with a retailer, Top 4 retailer would be advantageous.
• Strong experience turning insights into recommendations and long term strategies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Benefits

• Salary – £50,000 – £60,000
• Car Allowance – £5,000
• Annual Bonus
• Flexible working, London based office but only required to be there 1-2 times per month