Category Manager

Senior Category Manager 

Shape the strategy. Influence the customer. Drive the growth.

The Advocate Group is supporting a key food client in the search for a commercially ambitious Senior Category Manager to take real ownership of category strategy and become a key voice in shaping some of the business’s most important customer relationships.

Joining a successful and growing food business, you’ll sit at the heart of the Commercial team, using consumer, shopper and market insight to influence customer decisions and unlock new growth opportunities across grocery and multiple channels

You won’t simply report on the category - you’ll help shape where it goes.

The opportunity

• Own the category strategy and insight agenda across key UK customers.
• Turn Nielsen, Kantar and market data into clear commercial opportunities.
• Influence customer decisions around ranging, pricing, promotions, merchandising and activation.
• Build compelling category stories and present recommendations directly to customers.
• Develop trusted, senior-level relationships with key retail partners.
• Lead strategic projects across Commercial, Sales and Marketing.
• Coach and develop others within the category function.

What we’re looking for

You’ll be an experienced Category Manager / Senior Category Manager with strong UK retail exposure and the commercial confidence to challenge, influence and shape customer thinking.

You’ll combine excellent analytical capability with strong customer presence, knowing how to turn complex data into a compelling story and, more importantly, into action.

Experience across Nielsen, Kantar, category strategy, customer presentations and ranging/pricing/promotion is essential. People management or coaching experience would be advantageous.

Why this role?

For the right person, this is much more than a traditional category position. You’ll have genuine autonomy, direct customer influence and the opportunity to shape the commercial direction of a growing Food Business.

If this sounds like you please apply or get in touch with John directly.

The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors.

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