Job title: Head of Category & Shopper – UK Consumer
Company: McCormick
Job description: Head of Category & Shopper – UK Consumer
Location: Haddenham, UK
Working model: Hybrid
Type of contract: Permanent
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide support to Sales and Marketing as internal customers in the creation, optimization and execution winning plans.
- Build & develop a high performing Category & Shopper marketing team, leading by example.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key personnel both at the customer’s head office, industry and across the Regions. Specifically, play a leadership role in building & executing winning plans and Sr customer engagement.
- Build bench-strength through on-going personnel development of people.
- Communicate and lead cross-functionally to capitalize on opportunities as they arise and resolve issues proactively to agreed upon outcomes
- Serve as the leader of the “Internal Customer” assisting marketing and related cross-functions on category opportunities and risk mitigation. In addition, will provide “funnel” activities for the collection of sales data to marketing in support of new product and distribution activities in support of profitable growth.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Proven skills in senior level category management.
- In-depth knowledge of the grocery/packaged goods customer base.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Strong skills in the area of negotiating.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office/or equivalent and A. C. Nielsen.
- Strong understanding of the grocery and packaged goods industry in the UK, specifically category management resource requirements.
- Understanding of functional aspects of the organization and ability to lead cross-functionally to resolve issues and capitalize on opportunities.
- Experienced and understanding of category management, customer and consumer marketing are key assets to the position.
- In-depth knowledge of the customer competitive environment as well as the Companies competitive set.
- Strong budgeting skills, to manage the shopper marketing part of the team and negotiation 3rd party contracts.
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
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McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
Expected salary:
Location: England
Job date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:01:03 GMT
