Category Insight Manager - 12 Month FTC

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.

As the Category Manager - Manufacturing, you will be working across both Morrisons and other Myton customers, supporting the Senior Manufacturing Manager to deliver Category Insight, Consumer data, Food trend insights and Trade marketing proposals.

You will support the Commercial Team to deliver 3-year plans for revenue and margin growth.

You will support in making the essential step-change to a data and insight driven Manufacturing Business, focused on delivering actionable insights to customers.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying category & consumer trends
• Bringing together shopper insights, market & retailer data to best understand & present the market & the consumer dynamic
• Supporting the delivery category reviews, identify issues & develop recommendations
• Influencing stakeholders to launch EBITDA winning categories
• Build, manage and maintain weekly and monthly business reports for sharing with both Morrisons and Myton customers using available data resources including Kantar, IGD, Circana, MoreViu and any other relevant data sets
• Manage and deliver weekly store visits highlighting key points of difference to the wider Myton team (incl. sites, NPD etc) and our customers
• Support the tailoring, planning and executing long term category plans and securing long term engagement with customers
• Aiding the delivery of operationally joined-up NPD & EPD Building strong relationships across manufacturing and retails teams

We’ve built an incredibly diverse business, and we’re working hard to make sure we truly represent the communities we serve.

One of the best things about working with so many different people is having the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with lots of different views, perspectives and beliefs.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Strong knowledge of the UK grocery market and key market data sets
• Food Manufacturing & Retailer process understanding - Category - NPD & Final Product relationship
• Financial acumen to support the delivery of financial plans and targets
• Ability to manage & influence peers
• Confident presenter and ability to forge & develop relationships internally and externally

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success.

We’d love to meet you...

Some of the benefits you can expect are as follows

15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family members (subject to fair usage)

Generous holiday entitlement

Company pension contributions

Free parking onsite

A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave