Category Development Manager

Job Objective

To drive profitable category growth for Manor Farm by leveraging data-driven insights and building strong relationships with retail partners. The Category Development Manager will play a pivotal role in optimising product assortment, shelf space, and category performance.

Duties and Responsibilites

• Retailer range reviews – make insight-based range recommendations, including distribution opportunities, category listings and de-listings and space recommendations.
• Space – make category recommendations for appropriate product segmentation, location on shelf and number of facings.
• External Insights – development of category insights to retail customers on an ongoing basis (e.g. outside of range review windows) using EPOS and other consumer and shopper data sources.
• Internal Insights – manage and develop the internal category insights schedule to identify actionable category opportunities for the business.
• Customer Relationships – Meet key customer stakeholders to develop a trusted category management relationship fuelled by appropriate insights and compelling category presentations.
• Data suppliers – Manage the relationship with relevant data suppliers to meet category and company objectives.

Skills and Competancices

• Good knowledge of category data platforms (Symphony EYC, Dunnhumby, Kantar and Shopper Intelligence).
• Ability to translate data into insights.
• Ability to develop category stories in a compelling way for retail partners.
• Ability to align with internal stakeholders to identify category management opportunities from business objectives.
• A proactive approach to the role which adds value to internal initiatives and customer objectives.
• Ambition to develop the role into a more senior category manager position, with a view to progressing the category vision and strategy.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good analytical skills and strong knowledge of Microsoft software suite.
• Ideally a minimum of 2 years + experience in an insights or category role looking to make the next move in their category management career.

Expereince

• Experience in using category data platforms
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in an insights or category role, with a demonstrated track record of success.

Manor Farm are an equal opportunity employer

Job Objective

To drive profitable category growth for Manor Farm by leveraging data-driven insights and building strong relationships with retail partners. The Category Development Manager will play a pivotal role in optimising product assortment, shelf space, and category performance.

Duties and Responsibilites

• Retailer range reviews – make insight-based range recommendations, including distribution opportunities, category listings and de-listings and space recommendations.
• Space – make category recommendations for appropriate product segmentation, location on shelf and number of facings.
• External Insights – development of category insights to retail customers on an ongoing basis (e.g. outside of range review windows) using EPOS and other consumer and shopper data sources.
• Internal Insights – manage and develop the internal category insights schedule to identify actionable category opportunities for the business.
• Customer Relationships – Meet key customer stakeholders to develop a trusted category management relationship fuelled by appropriate insights and compelling category presentations.
• Data suppliers – Manage the relationship with relevant data suppliers to meet category and company objectives.

Skills and Competancices

• Good knowledge of category data platforms (Symphony EYC, Dunnhumby, Kantar and Shopper Intelligence).
• Ability to translate data into insights.
• Ability to develop category stories in a compelling way for retail partners.
• Ability to align with internal stakeholders to identify category management opportunities from business objectives.
• A proactive approach to the role which adds value to internal initiatives and customer objectives.
• Ambition to develop the role into a more senior category manager position, with a view to progressing the category vision and strategy.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good analytical skills and strong knowledge of Microsoft software suite.
• Ideally a minimum of 2 years + experience in an insights or category role looking to make the next move in their category management career.

Expereince

• Experience in using category data platforms
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in an insights or category role, with a demonstrated track record of success.

Manor Farm are an equal opportunity employer

Location: Shercock Co Cavan

Application deadline: 25 Sep 2024