JUNIOR CATEGORY MANAGER
Haddenham, UK
The Junior Category Manager supports the delivery of category plans across Herbs & Spices, Recipe Mixes, Hot Sauce and Mustard. Working closely with Category, Shopper and other cross-functional teams, this role combines analysis, insight, and commercial execution to help optimize category and brand performance.
You will be directly involved in preparing and delivering category presentations to customers, managing day-to-day reporting and supporting key initiatives such as range reviews, new product launches and promotional evaluations.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Market & Category Analysis
Analyse category performance, shopper behaviour and competitor activity to identify trends and future challenges & opportunities
Build regular reports and dashboards to track sales, distribution and share performance
Support the Category team in translating data into clear, actionable insights
Retailer Collaboration
Manage day-to-day relationships with selected retail customers, acting as a key category contact
Deliver category presentations and range reviews directly to customers, presenting insights and recommendations with confidence & conviction
Work collaboratively with buyers and retailer category & merchandising teams to influence range, space, fixturisation/merchandising and pricing & promotional decisions
Support wider customer engagement activity, ensuring category vision, drivers, strategies and execution plans are aligned across both internal and external stakeholders
Range Management & Portfolio Optimisation
Assist in managing the portfolio and product lifecycle, from NPD through to SKU discontinuations
Support planogram builds, range analysis and activation at launch
Coordinate with Brand Marketing and Supply Chain teams to ensure product data accuracy and availability
Performance Monitoring
Track and report on key performance indicators including sales, distribution and market share
Support post-promotion and post-launch evaluations to identify key learnings and recommendations
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Insight, Analytics, Sales and Brand/Shopper Marketing teams to align on category vision, drivers & strategies
Support ad-hoc data analysis and research projects to inform longer term commercial planning
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Relevant experience- ideally in FMCG
Inquisitive, analytical background of working with data
Problem solving
Team working
Good communication skills
Influencing skills and stakeholder management
Ability to build strong cross-functional skills & relationships
Knowledge of data platforms like: Nielsen, IGD, Mintel, Dunnhumby
TO APPLY
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
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