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Customer Category Manager

Ref: AS3024869

RH10, UK

£45,000

  • Permanent
  • Strategic Category Growth
  • Relationship Building Expert
  • Data-Driven Decision Making

About the candidate

The candidate is a highly experienced Customer Category Manager with a specialised background in the consumer goods sector. Bringing over five years of hands-on expertise, they excel in developing impactful category strategies that significantly enhance market share and consumer engagement. Their professional journey includes playing pivotal roles at a regional consumer goods company, a national grocery distributor, and a mid-size beverage company. Renowned for leveraging data analytics to drive business decisions, the candidate has a proven ability to foster substantial growth within competitive industries.

Throughout their career, the candidate has demonstrated exceptional collaboration skills, working effectively with cross-functional teams to meet and exceed strategic objectives. They possess a solid understanding of market demands and consumer behaviour, which allows them to manage and execute complex category plans seamlessly. With a focus on building sustainable relationships with retail partners, they ensure that insights lead to actionable, profitable outcomes.

What makes them great?

  • Market Share Growth: Successfully drove a 20% increase in market share through effective category strategies at a regional consumer goods company.
  • Sales Volume Increase: Contributed to a 15% growth in sales volume over two years by enhancing sales analysis and reporting processes at a national grocery distributor.
  • Innovative Problem-Solving: Known for a customer-centric approach, leveraging creative solutions to enhance category management and retailer engagement.

Areas of expertise

  • Data Analysis: Proficient in scrutinising sales data and market trends, turning complex datasets into actionable insights for strategic category growth.
  • Relationship Building: Skilled at nurturing significant relationships with buying teams and retail partners, ensuring promotional alignment and data-driven decision making in a collaborative setting.
  • Strategy Development: Experienced in crafting and implementing robust category plans that increase market share and consumer engagement, demonstrated by a 20% growth in market share at a previous role.