Category Manager
Meet Our Recruiter
About the Role
Ready for your first step into a Category Manager role with true customer ownership?
The Advocate Group are supporting a leading Food business in the search of commercially minded Category Manager, to drive category growth across a major grocery customer. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team where data, shopper understanding and customer partnerships come together to shape winning category strategies.
You'll own a key retail relationship, using market insight and category expertise to develop compelling recommendations that deliver growth for both customer and category. Working cross-functionally, you'll bring the voice of the customer into the business and help influence strategic decision-making at every level.
What you'll bring:
- Proven category management experience within FMCG
- Strong Nielsen and Kantar expertise
- Excellent analytical and storytelling skills
- Ability to influence stakeholders internally and externally
- Commercial acumen, strategic thinking and a proactive mindset
What's on offer:
- Competitive salary + bonus
- Hybrid working model (3 days office-based)
- Enhanced pension and healthcare benefits
- Additional holiday options and wellbeing support
- Excellent career development within a market-leading food business
If you're passionate about category growth, customer insight and building influential partnerships, we'd love to hear from you.
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.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualifiedpersons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.