Category Controller

Posted 08 Aug 2022

Greencore Group plc

Manton Wood (Marketing / Products)


Job Type:permanentDuration:
Category:Marketing / ProductsRecruiter Reference:greencore/TP/142828/9718
URL for Applications:Apply HereSalary:Competitive

You will lead the category team to utilise customer and consumer insight, to develop customer category strategies which supplements and inform customer plans.

  • Focus on the long term strategy, aligning to the direction laid out in the strategic marketing plan, to build sustainable profitable customer relationships
  • Through the deployment of a category vision, brief and monitor the analysis and recommendations produced by team members to ensure that there is alignment and consistency against the strategy
  • Present category recommendations to customer category peers and the customers buying team to influence their decision making to adopt the strategies and plans
  • Ensure the team collate category insight from multiple data sources (internal company and retailer data, continuous data providers and broader market intelligence) to create strategies and plans which utilise the appropriate marketing mix to respond to the current category performance
  • Work with the Commercial Controllers and the Product Development Team; feed in category plans which ensure that there is co-ordinated approach across customers
  • Provide leadership and direction to the team of Category Marketing Managers to ensure they are kept safe, engaged, focused, achieving required results, developed and delivering to their potential
Why Greencore?

We are a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better.

We supply all the major supermarkets in the UK. We also supply convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice and other retailers. We have strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.

In FY21 we manufactured 645m sandwiches and other food to go products, 117m chilled prepared meals, and 256m bottles of cooking sauces, pickles and condiments. We carry out more than 10,500 direct to store deliveries each day. We have 21 world-class manufacturing units across 16 locations in the UK, with industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. We generated revenues of £1.3bn in FY21 and employ approximately 13,000 people.

For further information go to www.greencore.com or follow Greencore on social media.

What we’re looking for
  • Significant experience of using knowledge of the retail environment/marketplace to create marketing plans
  • Able to utilise the principles and tools of category management and strategic management to deliver customer advantage
  • Ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations; changing the thinking of others
  • Numerical and analytical skillset
  • Proven track record of developing and leading a high performing team

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return
  • Competitive salary and job-related benefits
  • Car allowance
  • Private health insurance
  • Performance-related bonus
  • Pension up to 8% matched
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.


 

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