Category & Insight Manager - EMEA

Category & Insight Manager - EMEA

High growth Company | Personal Care

Homebased role

c£60-65k + 20% bonus & package

Client:

• Join a high-growth Personal Care Company as a Category & Insight Manager for the EMEA region.
• Over the past 15 years, this business has evolved into a globally recognized Personal Care brand, distributing its products in over 50 countries.
• Take on a pivotal role where you will craft impactful insights that influence and steer both strategic and tactical actions in a fiercely competitive marketplace.
• We are seeking a dynamic Category & Insights Manager to join this high-performing and passionate team.

Role:

• As a Category & Insights Manager - EMEA, you will be the authoritative voice in market intelligence, category, and shopper insights, collaborating with both regional and central teams.
• Your primary responsibility is to work with the EMEA region to identify and unlock growth opportunities across offline and online channels, categories, retailers, and formats.
• You'll collaborate with and support the MS&P and Sales teams, guiding them to discover and capitalize on these opportunities.
• Additionally, you will play a critical role in objectively reporting on market performance and the key drivers contributing to that performance.
• Your expertise in leveraging syndicated data and custom research will be instrumental in formulating impactful insights and recommendations that shape the commercial strategy.

Ideal Candidate:

• We are seeking a thought leader for the EMEA region who can provide a holistic and integrated view of the category, shopper behaviour, and marketplace to guide strategic and tactical initiatives.
• Ideally, you will have substantial category management and shopper insights experience in FMCG companies, particularly within EMEA markets.
• Proven experience in direct retailer interface, including with prominent retailers such as Carrefour, Tesco, Auchan, Lidl, etc., will be a strong advantage.
• You should be highly analytical, with a strong ability to translate insights into actionable strategies and collaborate effectively with data providers.
• Exceptional communication skills are a must, with the ability to build relationships quickly and challenge the status quo when necessary.
• Commercially astute, with a track record of successful collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated resilience, agility, and personal accountability.

If you think the above profile is you then please get in touch. Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 19/16771/7. Confidentiality assured.

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