Category Development Manager - Morrisons

At Mars we are proud of our brands and insights and committed to using these to driving sustainable growth with our customers. This has enabled us to continue do drive volume growth and share, and be top tier in AGS customer feedback.

 We are looking to cover a maternity leave for one of our category manager roles to ensure that we continue to drive category understanding and insight  and turn it into meaningful delivery for our Sales, Marketing and Activation teams to provide the right solutions, and most importantly this important Grocery customer. 

 What are we looking for? 

A highly motivated Individual, passionate about using data to inform decisions, unlock opportunities and implementing change. They must have a strong customer focus and a passion for driving category growth. Successful candidates will demonstrate skills/experience in: 

• Category management/Customer management experience 

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships both internally and externally 

• Data savvy: able to analyse data, pull out key insights, create recommendations and drive these into actionable change 

• Working in cross functional environment/team 

• Experience within UK FMCG/retail  

 What would be your key responsibilities? 

External 

• Be a thought leader for one of our key grocery customers, providing them with key objective insights, compelling recommendations on how to implement ‘Perfect Store’ (including Range, Layout, Space & theatre), and provide them with a vision for the future of the snacking category and the implementation for them. 

• Provide clear commentary, insights, and recommendations for the general discount market that all discounters and account managers may benefit from 

• Establish Test & Learn programme with customers to optimise our current execution and learn for the future. 

• Establish relationships across customer organisation to provide appropriate support into all key functions 

Internal 

• Be the voice of the retailer into our business – providing clear guidance on what they need and why – and the implications for our portfolio, activation and contacts. 

• Foster close links with the discount trading teams internally (including account managers, RTM, SRM and Customer Marketing) to ensure aligned approach to what the opportunities are, how we deliver them and tracking the execution of them in market. 

• Use new technology as a platform to reach retailers in a new way, providing key insights and recommendations in a compelling and engaging way. 

What can you expect from Mars? 

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. 

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. 

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. 

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.