Category Manager, Category Strategy & Own Label

Overview

As Category Manager for Category Strategy & Own Label, you will translate strategic direction into practical, data-driven initiatives that accelerate Own Label growth across Retail and Foodservice. You’ll tailor category plans with cross‑functional partners, leverage insights to drive customer value, and support UK/European initiatives. You’ll engage key customers with compelling, insight-led propositions and track impact through performance metrics. This role offers influence across channels in a globally expanding business with strong values.

Pay / Benefits

• Car allowance
• Yearly performance bonus
• Pension plan with employer contributions
• Flexible holidays
• Cycle to work
• Health plan (optional)

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category growth plans for Retail and Foodservice in partnership with the Senior Category Manager
• Tailor strategies and activation plans by channel and customer environment with environment specialists
• Drive data-led initiatives to strengthen the Own Label portfolio and track performance
• Support development of new products, ranges, and activation concepts for Own Label growth
• Enable selling tools and digital capability to boost customer engagement and effectiveness
• Lead customer and stakeholder engagement, articulating value of category propositions
• Build strong internal and external partnerships and deliver data-driven recommendations from category reviews and assortment optimization
• Apply advanced data analytics to translate insights into actionable business recommendations and explore AI-enabled tools to improve speed and impact

Key requirements

• 3–5 years’ experience in category management, insight, commercial support or product development within FMCG/CPG
• Strong track record turning consumer and market insight into actionable recommendations
• Advanced analytical capability with experience in key data sources
• Experience with Kantar, Circana (IRI/Nielsen), dunnhumby; Lumina Intelligence, Circana CREST; PowerBI, SAP BI, Excel and Salesforce (CRM)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to build relationships across teams and partners
• Working knowledge of commercial frameworks for Own Label and Branded propositions

• Strong communication
• Collaboration
• Customer focus
• Kantar
• Circana (IRI/Nielsen)
• dunnhumby

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