Category & Insights Manager
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About the Role
The Advocate Group are exclusively supporting a growing FMCG business in seeking a commercially astute Category & Insights Manager due to continued growth.
This Category & Insights role wil play a key part in strengthening customer relationships as well as identifying opportunities both with UK customers and internationally. This isnt your run of the mill role - this is a varied and exciting opportunity where you'll have the ability to influence cross functionally and make a genuine impact
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse category and customer performance using NielsenIQ, Kantar and retailer data platforms
- Identify performance drivers across distribution, ROS, pricing, promotions, NPD and seasonality
- Deliver actionable insight to support JBPs, sell-in decks and commercial strategy
- Evaluate trade activations and promotional effectiveness
- Monitor competitor activity and innovation pipelines
- Produce quarterly international category updates and distributor-ready insight decks
- Act as a centre of excellence for insight and data literacy internally
About You
- Experience in Category Mgmt, Insights or Commercial Analysis within FMCG
- Working knowledge of NielsenIQ, Kantar and retailer data portals (e.g. dunnhumby, Nectar360,)
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; Power BI advantageous
- Commercially minded, detail-oriented and confident translating data into clear recommendations
- Comfortable influencing cross-functionally
This role would suit a curious and analytically strong FMCG professional looking to step into a visible, growth-focused position within a values-led food business.
For more details or to discuss how we can support your career, please get in touch with John, or click “Apply Now” to be considered.
The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors.
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