Category Development Manager - Crisps & Snacks, Asda and Sainsbury's Chiswick, England
pladis
Full Time
Chiswick, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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Why join the team?
pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness!
Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.
What will this role achieve?
The Category & Planning Team is a focused and dedicated team with a clear ambition to be seen as the #1 category authority by retailers and a source of competitive advantage by our business. The role of the pladis Category Management team is to help pladis and our retail customers to grow sales of snacking products through the provision of industry-leading shopper, retailer and market insights that enable robust decision making on product ranges, merchandising, business planning and promotions. We work cross-functionally, in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Planning functions within pladis to deliver against our business goals.
The Category Development Manager is accountable for providing category leadership and developing and implementing plans that deliver category growth, in conjunction with the Category Controller for the channel. Successful execution of the category insight will result in pladis being the category partner of choice with our customers and translate to the optimisation of range, distribution, space, location, promotions and availability of the pladis portfolio in the marketplace.
What will be your key deliverables?
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS: Broaden our sphere of influence and build close working relationships with key internal and external customers (Sainsbury's and Asda) for your area of responsibility, through developing a detailed understanding of key contacts, their strategy, goals and calendar and using this understanding to proactively identify opportunities of benefit to the Category & to pladis.
CATEGORY LEADERSHIP: Become an authority on Crisps & Snacks internally as well as demonstrating leadership externally to enhance pladis profile & influence within this area.
CATEGORY FUNDAMENTALS: Develop and implement differentiated strategies and tactics that maximise range, distribution, location, availability, promotions and space (macro, primary and secondary) for the Category and pladis; making the Baked Snacks area of the category easier and more enjoyable to shop. Objectively track and evaluate Category and pladis performance in the focus customer(s), identifying risks or opportunities to the pladis portfolio and proactively communicating suggested course correction. Track progress v key Share of Space, Share of Distribution & Share of Off Shelf Feature KPIs.
INSIGHTS TO ACTIONS, ANALYIS AND REPORTING: Optimally interpret all available industry, category, customer and shopper data turning it into useful insights that are communicated regularly to focus customer(s) and the pladis organisation e.g Category health checks, range reviews, promotional analysis and sales fundamentals
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Adopt the spirit of continuous improvement and share best practice on an ongoing basis via relevant team forums. Look to improve our effectiveness, efficiency & capability
BRAND CHAMPIONS: Develop internal relationships to ensure that there is a clear category, consumer, shopper and retailer rationale for our brands and retailer operational considerations are clearly understood and acted on in the brand planning process.
What do you need for this role?
- Min 12 months commercial or category experience gained in a FMCG manufacturing organisation, consultancy or agency
- Understanding of category management principles and execution, including a broad numerical & analytical background
- Understanding and experience of the UK FMCG market
- Ability to turn complex data sets into clear and actionable insights and communicate recommendations in a clear and positive manner
- Strong communication, presentation & influencing skills with a proven record of delivery
- Good influencing and relationship building skills with stakeholders
- Some knowledge of; space planning, insights tools and data sets spanning but not limited to JDA, Nielsen, Kantar, Dunnhumby, Lumina etc
- Ability to use Microsoft Office products
Personal Attributes:
- Communication – Can communicate in a clear & compelling way both verbally & in writing.
- Attention to detail – Has a diligent approach to work & is focused on delivering work accurately first time & on time.
- Time Management – Can manage multiple projects & deadlines.
- Strong social skills – Can build good relationships with people easily & with confidence.
- Team player – works optimally within a team & is happy to support account team members.
- Enthusiastic & Passionate – Presents a can-do positive approach at all times.
Our winning traits and behaviours
- Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
- Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
- Collaborative - Willing to work collectively for mutual success
- Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks
- Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring
Diversity and inclusivity is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength.
We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging inclusivity where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
pladis
www.pladisglobal.com
Chiswick, United Kingdom
Salman Amin
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
2016
