Associate Category Manager

The Associate Category Manager in the Pet Nutrition Business is accountable for the understanding and analysis of the category and providing objective, strategic, and tactical category insights and recommendations to retail partners.

You will be actively involved in identifying opportunities, including analyzing sales performance, promotional activities, item assortment, and shelving strategy and execution.

You will also provide best-in-class examples and insights from the global category community and other available assets

You will be responsible for external communication with key retail partners, supporting ad hoc requests, ongoing reporting, strategy reviews, shelf planning and creation, and insight generation using current tools and other industry resources.

You will report to the Team Lead.

This role is based in Bolton with regular in-office collaboration expected.

Flexibility is a key enabler—empowering associates to make choices that support both business outcomes and personal needs, including remote work.

What are we looking for?

• University degree in Business or a related field

• Minimum 1-3 years CPG industry experience with knowledge of grocery/drug/mass channels

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret data from a mix of data sources, translate insights into relevant strategies and tactics (actions/initiatives) and execute with retail partners in a clear, simple and engaging way

• Ability to build effective relations and influence decisions, having the confidence to use data to reinforce your opinions

• In-store and/or Customer experience and understanding of how to develop engaging and actionable category solutions

• Advanced Excel skills and PowerPoint skills

• Category Management experience an asset

• Nielsen data analysis and Numerator insights experience an asset

• Shelf Management software (JDA ProSpace or similar) knowledge an asset

• Retailer POS systems experience an asset

What will be your key responsibilities?