Category Insight Manager

Overview

As Category Manager – Manufacturing, you will unite category insight and consumer data to shape trading proposals for Morrisons and Myton customers. You’ll support 3-year revenue and margin plans and drive a data-led transformation of the manufacturing business. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver actionable insights, category reviews and long-term plans that engage customers and boost EBITDA. This is a fast-paced, impact-focused role at a company committed to diverse teams and community representation.

Pay / Benefits

• 15% colleague discount in stores and online
• generous holiday entitlement
• Company pension contributions
• Perks with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (plus neonatal and fertility leave)

Responsibilities

• Identify category and consumer trends using shopper, market and retailer data
• Lead category reviews, pinpoint issues and craft actionable recommendations
• Influence stakeholders to launch EBITDA-positive categories
• Build and maintain weekly/monthly reports using data sources (Kantar, IGD, Circana, MoreViu)
• Coordinate weekly store visits to highlight key points of difference to the Myton team and customers
• Support development and execution of long-term category plans and customer engagement
• Assist in aligning NPD (New Product Development) and EPD (Extended Product Development) processes
• Foster strong relationships across manufacturing and retail teams
• Support data-driven insights to drive business growth
• Collaborate with Commercial Team to deliver 3-year revenue and margin plans

Key requirements

• Strong knowledge of the UK grocery market and key market data sets
• Food Manufacturing & Retailer process understanding – Category, NPD & Final Product relationship
• Financial acumen to support delivery of financial plans and targets
• Ability to manage and influence peers
• Confident presenter and ability to forge and develop relationships internally and externally

• Influencing stakeholders
• Strong presentation and communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Proficiency with data sources: Kantar, IGD, Circana, MoreViu
• Data-driven insights and report building
• Category management and NPD/EPD alignment

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