Job Description Our client are looking for additional support in category to manage top 4 grocery retailers (with both current and new products) .
To do this, we need to support the retailers with a data driven, category-led rationale.
You will work closely with sales and NPD to develop a clear category strategy and drive an innovation agenda .
\n \n Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities \n \n · Establish a clear category strategy for business to facilitate broader distribution growth in the customer base (to cover recommended range line up, distribution targets, price/pack architecture, promotional support, and competitor targets) \n · Establish relationships and co-ordinate the purchasing of relevant market data (eg.
Kantar, Nielsen, IRI etc.)
\n · Translate data into ongoing reporting for the management team to enable them to understand competitor, and category performance in more detail \n · Work directly with category managers at the top 4 retailers to input into their category strategy \n · Support sales and marketing with contributions to retailer presentations and present directly to retailer buyers where required \n · Support a range rationalisation project with the objective of establishing a core range of products to drive business growth forward \n · Support the NPD process via category trend analysis, sell in presentation support and recommending commercial targets for new products \n \n \n The Successful Applicant \n \n Skills and Experience Required: \n · Strong track record at Category/ Manager level \n · Experience working in food \n · Experience working directly with top 4 grocery retailers \n · Self-starter and ability to operate autonomously \n · Ability to influence and advise internal and external senior stakeholders \n \n Must Have: \n \n \n Full driving licence & own car \n \n \n This is mostly an office based role in Leeds with 4 days in the office