Great news! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Category Executive to join our Category Team working within our Discount Retail & Away From Home Channel. We're looking for someone who can turn data into compelling, story‑based insights for our customers, while building strong relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time! A career at Dr. Oetker will provide you with:
Key Responsibilities and Opportunities
* Turn data into compelling, story‑based insights for customers.
* Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Own customer relationships and influence product range, merchandising, pricing and innovation.
* Work across both Pizza and Cake product ranges, gaining grounding in our product ranges and channels.
* Enjoy a varied, structured training programme and continuous skill development.
* Create clear recommendations from large datasets.
* Bring a can‑do attitude, willingness to learn, take ownership and keep the customer and consumer at the centre of everything you do.
Qualifications & Experience
* Experience in a commercial role.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
* Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people.
* Customer‑centric mindset.
* Willingness to learn and take ownership.
About the Role
The role will be based from our Leeds Head Office (Thorpe Park, Leeds) and follows a hybrid working model: 2–3 days per week from home. You must be able to commute to Leeds Head Office, Leyland Production site and other external locations for face‑to‑face collaboration and to meet business requirements.
We are Dr. Oetker
Since our beginnings, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts at the core of our business, as well as digital platforms and services, we create the “Taste of Home” for millions around the world with you. Are you ready for a new challenge? Then take your next step.
Benefits
* Hybrid working pattern (minimum of 2 days a week office based)
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Free life assurance 4× annual salary
* Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)
* Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)
* Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)
* Annual healthy heart MOT’s
* Enhanced family friendly leave
* Enhanced Company Sick Pay
* State‑of‑the‑art office environment with free Wi‑Fi, tea, coffee, fruit and snacks
* On‑site free car park
* Employee referral scheme (£350 per referral)
* Incentivised employee suggestion schemes
* Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond
* Cycle‑to‑work scheme
* Free eye test vouchers
* A great place to work and access to our cake & pizza products!
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