We’re looking for a Category Manager to become a trusted partner for our core categories and the frozen food market. You’ll translate consumer, market, and customer insights into growth actions, and build strong relationships with internal teams and external retail partners, especially the major four.
Responsibilities
* Analyse market and consumer data to spot trends, generate insights and translate them into growth opportunities.
* Work closely with the sales team to drive distribution and deliver against commercial plans.
* Build trusted relationships with customers, delivering impactful category reviews, range reviews and NPD sell‑ins.
* Partner with e‑commerce and commercial teams to develop and deliver online growth plans.
* Create and execute shopper activation plans aligned with McCain's Category Vision.
* Act as the category partner for a defined product area, ensuring insight‑driven strategy, successful NPD launches and effective activation.
Qualifications
* Experience analysing and interpreting data and turning it into actionable recommendations.
* A background in Category Management within FMCG ideally.
* Strong relationship‑building and influencing skills with internal and external stakeholders.
* A clear understanding of route‑to‑market processes and shopper behaviour.
* Ability to manage projects, juggle priorities, and deliver results with pace.
* Curious, collaborative, and resilient mindset, with a genuine customer focus.
* Experience with data providers (Circana, Kantar, Dunnhumby, Retail Link) and shopper marketing activity is an advantage.
Benefits
* Achievable yearly bonus based on personal performance.
* Excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12 % of your pay.
* Flexible holidays – buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
* Optional health cash plan.
* Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
* 'Chips In' volunteering day off.
Equal Opportunity Employment
McCain Foods is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We are an accessible employer and will provide accommodations as needed.
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