Category Manager - 1 Year FTC
Hybrid
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Freelance
04-04-2025
Job Specifications
YOU
As our Category Manager you’ll be part of a fun and vibrant team where you’ll bring your strategic and analytical skills to create our Centre of Excellence Playbook, including Range, Space, Feature, Back and Front of Store Category Strategies and create the perfect execution playbook for all Channels and Customers in the UK. You’ll get to work with a variety of people in our brand and sales organisations and help to shape the direction of both Suntory and our performance within Channel and Customer. It’s also a role where you can truly create an execution powerhouse for 2025 and beyond into the future.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
Creating the Suntory Centre of Excellence Execution Playbook.
Creating compelling Front and Back of Store Strategies and Execution Plans.
Focusing on our Physical Availability Strategy & Execution Plans for our 25 and MTP horizon (3 years).
Creating solid, credible internal relationships with commercial and brand colleagues
Using a range of qual and quant data to deliver rounded insight and recommendations
Tailoring the Category Strategy with our customers to engage and deliver long-term scalable competitive advantage and growth.
Implement and deliver strategic, category-focused projects, e.g. deep dives into promotions, underperforming segments, range and space optimization
Creating a Store Vision for the future to help influence and partner with our customers.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
Suntory is a fast moving, agile and entrepreneurial business that is home to some of the nations most loved brands. The Suntory Group is one of the largest soft drinks companies and among the world’s leading consumer products companies. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages enjoyed by millions across the globe
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
You’ll have category leadership experience gained in FMCG
Turning macro, category, shopper and consumer data into actionable insight
Transitioning insight into action and delivery
Strong analytical skills
Able to learn and extract actionable insight from a number of data sources e.g. Nielsen, iRi, Kantar, Mintel, Aimia, Dunnhumby, Sales Out
Leadership of projects across multiple teams
Ability to engage customers and stakeholders in a strategic agenda
Demonstrated strategic and category thought leadership
Ability to create and deliver compelling category selling stories based on insight
YOUR FUTURE WITH US
Joining Suntory isn’t just about taking on a role, it’s about embarking on a career journey. You have the opportunity to work with talented, inspiring and authentic leaders and have the freedom to dream big and go for it (Yatte Minahare). At Suntory you’ll find a supportive work environment that values work life balance and that will help you realise your full potential and grow for good. Our People and Culture team are a team that genuinely care about creating a great experience for our employees and we would love you to be part of it.
OUR DEI COMMITMENT
At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.
Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.
About the Company
We are Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I, the UK’s third largest soft drinks manufacturer and proud owners of iconic brands including Lucozade Energy, Lucozade Sport and Ribena, which have been enjoyed by millions of people from as early as the 1930s. We directly employ over 700 people throughout GB and Ireland and are a business unit in the wider Suntory Beverage and Food Europe (SBFE) family. We’re proudly owned by The Suntory Group. Suntory Group is a global leader in consumer-packaged goods, renowned for producing and distr... Know more
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