Commercial Strategy Category Manager
Posted Today by Vertical Advantage
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Strategic Commercial Category Manager will play a crucial role in defining and delivering long-term category plans for a leading FMCG business on a 3-6 month Fixed Term Contract. This position involves leveraging market insights to develop strategies that align with the company's ambitious goals while supporting the sales team and enhancing category knowledge across the Nutrition teams. The role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and a customer-centric mindset to drive innovation and results.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and deliver future-based opportunities aligned with strategic goals.
- Build market-leading 3-year category plans using shopper, retailer, and consumer insights.
- Provide consistent support to the sales team and showcase category thought-leadership.
- Build relations with key external stakeholders.
- Coach and support the Nutrition teams to enhance category knowledge and capability.
Key Skills:
- Category and Commercial experience.
- Proven experience in a strategic category role.
- Experience working with the big 4 retailers is desirable.
- Strong analytical skills to drive insights and transform data into actionable stories.
- Experience in creating and selling category plans in an FMCG environment.
- Adaptability and creativity in problem-solving.
- Customer-centric approach.
- Courage to embrace new ideas and drive change.
- Passion for learning and sharing insights compellingly.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We have partnered up with one of the worlds largest FMCG businesses to help them hire a Strategic Commercial Category Manager for a 3-6 month Fixed Term Contract. They own some of the most well known brands in the category and have an enviable brand portfolio and are constantly looking to innovative their product range and category. They hire high-calibre individuals and work closely with the team on their personal development and learning opportunities.
The Role: You will be responsible for defining and delivering future based opportunities using your initiative to build long term plans and achieve our ambitious strategic goals aligned to the wider business. You will build market leading 3-year category plans using shopper, retailer and consumer insight, coupled with channel and customer prioritisation, category strategy outputs, pricing and promotional strategies. Cross functional working will be a key part of this role and there is a particular need to give consistent year round support to our sales team, showcasing category thought-leadership and building relations with key external stakeholders. We are looking for you to play a pivotal role in building category knowledge and capability across the Nutrition teams through coaching, supporting and constructive challenge to help us continue to strive for excellence in this space.
Key Requirements: Category and Commercial experience Proven experience delivering in a strategic category role Experience working across the big 4 retailers is desirable Have a great analytical approach to drive insight and be able to transform data into compelling stories that drives actions and return on investment. Have experience of creating and selling winning category plans within an FMCG environment. Be adaptable, demonstrating agility to use your initiative to solve challenges rapidly and often in a creative way. Understand the importance of working in a customer-centric way. Be courageous, we’re not afraid to think differently and embrace new ideas. We want you to disrupt what we do in the right way to drive great results and change. Love of learning, understanding 'why?' and ability to share this both externally and internally in a compelling way. This role will require you to be in the Surrey office 1-2 days a week.