Category Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Lucy Walker Recruitment
£50,000 Per year
Outside
Undetermined
Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Category Manager role at a leading international consumer products business focuses on driving category growth across the UK and EMEA region on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. The position involves applying category management best practices and data-led storytelling to enhance product range and distribution while supporting new product launches. The role requires collaboration with various teams and stakeholders to identify growth opportunities and present insights effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted category advisor to UK, French, and EMEA customers and distributors
- Analyse category, brand, and shopper performance to identify growth opportunities and risks
- Develop and present clear, compelling insights to internal teams and retail buyers
- Partner with Sales and Marketing on tailored NPD launch planning
- Maintain reporting tools using multiple data sources (e.g. IRI, Nielsen, Kantar)
- Manage insight platforms and support shopper research activities
- Support NPD and innovation through performance analysis and trend identification
Key Skills:
- 2–5 years’ experience in category management, insights, or a related commercial role
- Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Strong Excel skills; good working knowledge of PowerPoint
- Excellent communication and storytelling capability
- Experience in FMCG or consumer-facing industries
- Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to travel across the UK, France, and EMEA as required
Salary (Rate): £50,000.00 yearly
City: Harrogate
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
A leading international consumer products business is seeking a Category Manager to drive category growth across the UK and EMEA region on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. Reporting to a senior regional category leader, this role focuses on applying category management best practices, shopper insights, and data-led storytelling to expand range, improve distribution, and support new product launches across multiple markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted category advisor to UK, French, and EMEA customers and distributors
- Analyse category, brand, and shopper performance to identify growth opportunities and risks
- Develop and present clear, compelling insights to internal teams and retail buyers
- Partner with Sales and Marketing on tailored NPD launch planning
- Maintain reporting tools using multiple data sources (e.g. IRI, Nielsen, Kantar)
- Manage insight platforms and support shopper research activities
- Support NPD and innovation through performance analysis and trend identification
Experience & Skills
- 2–5 years’ experience in category management, insights, or a related commercial role
- Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Strong Excel skills; good working knowledge of PowerPoint
- Excellent communication and storytelling capability
- Experience in FMCG or consumer-facing industries
- Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to travel across the UK, France, and EMEA as required