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Category Analyst

Employer
b3 jobs
Location
East Midlands Region
Salary
c. £25,000
Closing date
4 Nov 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Category Analyst

Job ref: 61829 | c. £25,000 | East Midlands

The company

This is a great opportunity to join a large chilled food group who supply own branded products into all the major retailers. A well recognisable product, the business is innovative and can offer a rewarding working environment plus progression within the company for the right candidate.

The job

The purpose of the Category Analyst is to provide analytical support to the Senior Category Manager, which will be integral in driving strategic direction for the company and customers.

You will identify & clearly articulate historical and current trends in order to make informed decisions on the future direction of the category, provide support to the category & commercial team to highlight issues affecting sales and other key metrics and assist coordinating the store audit process for the category function.

The role will also involve travel to attend meetings across the manufacturing sites and may necessitate overnight stays on an ad hoc basis.

Your experience

To be considered for the Category Analyst job, you will ideally possess 1-2 years experience in a similar category management function together with working knowledge of data management systems such as Kantar, IRI or Nielsen. Experience working for or with leading UK major multiple retailers or brand and knowledge of conducting store audits is also an advantage. You may also be a recent graduate who has studied a relevant business management or marketing degree and is looking for their first step in commercial / category management career.

More details

The Category Analyst job is based in the East Midlands region. The role is paying c. £25,000 according to individual skills and previous experience plus benefits including company pension, 33 days holiday, childcare vouchers plus learning and development opportunities.

How to apply

If this really sounds like you and you want to be considered for the Category Analyst job, please click the Apply button.

Or, alternatively you can apply directly for this job by emailing me, Clint Geens, clint@b3jobs.co.uk quoting job reference 61829.

What happens next?

On applying for this job, you consent to b3 jobs ltd holding your details on file to be able to contact you about your job search, for full details of our GDPR policy, please refer to the b3 jobs website. We aim to contact you within 24 hours on the assumption that your credentials fit the requirements for the role.

b3 jobs is a professional, friendly and progressive food recruitment consultancy established in 2000 dedicated to the food manufacturing industry. We are a market leader for permanent jobs within food and drink manufacturing throughout the UK. All of our consultants have considerable experience in recruitment so you can be confident that they will have your best interests at heart when finding the perfect job for you.

We deal with food jobs covering product development / NPD, quality assurance / QA, technical, process, production, operations, planning, supply, sales, account management, engineering, microbiology, food technology, specifications, marketing, logistics, purchasing, hygiene and auditing. We cover all job levels including Assistants, Technologists, Technicians, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Managers and Directors.

Alternative job titles

Commercial Data Analyst | Category Analyst Jobs | West Midlands | Category Management Graduate Jobs | Retailer Category FMCG Jobs | East Midlands | Nottinghamshire

Company

Since 2000, b3 jobs has been helping to further 1000s of people’s careers within the food manufacturing industry, throughout the whole of the UK. As one of the leading specialist food manufacturing recruitment agencies, b3 jobs cover all disciplines both permanent and interim and from graduates to MD’s,

Our core values are always:

  • to find the very best job for you - not us!
  • to give you friendly, ethical, honest and expert recruitment services
  • to advise and not pressurise, so that you can make the right decisions for you

We genuinely strive to provide you with what you want – a job that not only offers the salary you’re after, but also the career progression and job satisfaction that makes going to work all the more worthwhile. Enough trumpet blowing though – visit our website to read just some of our happy previous candidate testimonials - we are more than happy to let our reputation precede us!

For a full up to date list of our jobs, visit www.b3jobs.co.uk

Food Industry Graduates

If you are graduating soon and looking for your first job in food manufacturing, have a look at our Graduate Resource Hub on the b3 jobs website.

https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/graduates

Here you will find everything you need to get started on searching for a new position, from CV and cover letter writing tips, sample food industry job descriptions, informative and entertaining blog posts, useful links and even live graduate vacancies you can apply for.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01435 866000
Location
Heffle Buildings
33a High Street
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8HU
GB

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