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Have you ever…

• Spent 10 minutes trying to find a parking space, forgot your £1 coin for the trolley to then go into store and spend 10 minutes finding your favourite fabric conditioner because you forgot which shade of pink you bought last time?

• Went to the supermarket to buy hair shampoo and conditioner… but got home and realised you picked up two conditioners by mistake and although your hair will be super soft, you’ve got nothing to clean it with!

• Gone into a supermarket knowing exactly what you want but had to leave because its not available and have to visit another supermarket which is not what anyone wants on a Saturday!

If the answer is yes, then keep reading..

This is a unique opportunity to join P&G to lead the category management of one of our top customers in several key brand and product categories, bringing new ideas and fresh thinking to lead ground-breaking category interventions. Prevent the above from happening! This role is based out of our Harrogate office (voted third happiest place to live in 2019 - it has got even better since we promise!)

Our categories are fast paced, demanding, and ever changing. Our customers play an important role in our success, as Senior Category Manager, it is your job to review data, trends, and insights to create a story that will allow us to bring the customer and consumer new ideas and solutions to grow the category.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full ownership of business from Day One: You will join the Harrogate Category team working across the full P&G Health and Beauty portfolio of brands like Pampers, Gillette, Oral B and Always with some of our top customers. You will be responsible for building and nurturing strategic retailer partnerships and presenting them in a way to excite customers and grow the category.

• Ownership and deep understanding of business analytics of KPIs, shopper and category trends to identify business opportunities. Hands on approach on data and analysis to enable strategic decisions & create plans for growth.

• Lead category management across P&G categories; leveraging in depth understanding of shopper and categories to recommend consumer led, tangible ideas to grow the categories

• Create and deliver thought leadership with retailers: Inspiring with best-in-class insights, creative ideas, you will proactively create partnerships to encourage your customers to lead the market in their categories

WHAT WE OFFER

• Responsibilities from Day 1 – you will feel the ownership of your work from the beginning working with some of the world’s biggest and best loved brands.

• Continuous coaching – you will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager.

• Dynamic and respectful work environment – employees are at the core, we value every individual and encourage initiatives, promoting agility and work/life balance.

• We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. This includes pension, life assurance, health insurance, flexible working, a stock ownership scheme and other social benefits. Regular salary revisions and possible promotions - all in line with your results, performance and potential! To find more information about our benefits package take a look here:https://www.pgcareers.com/benefits

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Courageous Leader with a willingness to learn. We are looking for a business-minded doer with knowledge of the UK FMCG landscape who puts the consumer experience at the heart of activities and decisions.

• UK Category experience – either working within sales or category management, understanding of the market landscape

• Innovative and entrepreneurial focus. Focused and decisive with the ability to take risks where needed. The candidate must feel comfortable in making creative connections, experimenting continuously and pushing boundaries to drive change.

• Excellent interpersonal & collaboration skills. The individual needs to have the ability to navigate a Matrix organisation, influence multiple stakeholders and build strong relationships internally/externally to drive action.

• Strong Analytical Capabilities. Ability to analyse data and uncover insights to enable the right business decisions.

• Valid Drivers License.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, AT PROCTER & GAMBLE #WESEEEQUAL

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, colour, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

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