Category Executive

Our client:

• Leading food organisation
• Fantastic culture focused on personal development that offers flexible working
• Clear strategy focused on sales and profit growth. Research & insights are at the centre of decision making
• This Category Executive role is ideal for forward thinking individual, who has a passion for food, the customer and creating profitable ranges
• Hybrid working

The role:

• The successful Category Executive will work with the commercial managers to deliver range reviews and category strategies across a designated food category.
• As Category Executive you will gather insights, competitor reviews customer research to ensure the range meets customer expectations
• As Category Executive you will make category optimisation recommendations and identify opportunities for NPD
• The Category Executive will translate the category strategy into category execution that will deliver the targeted performance

Ideal candidate:

• You will currently be working as a food buyer or category executive within food retail or food wholesale within the UK
• It is essential that you can demonstrate a passion for the customer and a flair for commerciality along with fantastic insight and data analysis skills
• Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders.
• You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude

Benefits & details:

• Salary up to £35k plus benefits
• Fantastic culture with genuine focus on personal development
• Role is split between the office in Windsor (2 days) and home (3 days) but must be a reasonable commute to the office

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/16172/7. Confidentiality assured.

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