Senior Category Manager

Ref: AS6481401

London, England

£80,000

• Permanent
• FMCG Category Strategy
• Plant-Based Food Growth
• Retailer Partnerships

About the candidate

A seasoned category management professional with strong FMCG experience, particularly across plant-based, dairy and healthier food categories. They have built their career across global, regional and mid-sized food businesses, combining strategic category planning with hands-on commercial delivery.

They are confident working with senior retail stakeholders, using market insight and performance data to shape range, placement and promotional decisions. Available to start in 2 weeks, they are now seeking a permanent role where they can support sustainable category growth and drive stronger customer outcomes.

What makes them great?

• Proven growth delivery: Helped achieve an approximate 15% market share increase over two years through effective category strategy, retailer engagement and promotional planning.
• Strong commercial impact: Supported data-led recommendations that contributed to around 20% sales growth for a targeted plant-based product line.
• Process improvement mindset: Played a key role in streamlining reporting and data management practices, helping teams make faster and better-informed decisions.

Areas of expertise

• Category strategy: Experienced in developing and delivering category plans across FMCG, with a strong focus on plant-based and dairy product portfolios.
• Retailer collaboration: Skilled at building relationships with key retail accounts, supporting range reviews, promotional activity and product placement decisions.
• Insight-led decision making: Confident using market analysis, performance data and reporting to identify growth opportunities and influence stakeholders.