Senior Category Manager

Job Description

The Role: :Take responsibility for / support the category management of nominated customer(s); to support category process in line with the Sofina & Customer strategic objectives to deliver category growthOur Company :Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact on the world.With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, including Young’s Seafood andKarro Food Group.At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will also have the opportunity to work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over50 different protein sources from 5 continents.Sofina Foods has a 25 year history of excellence in the food industry and provides over 500 million meals for the global market every year.Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world.If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.Duties Include :

• Build relationships with key buying / category / range contacts, that makes Sofina the most trusted supplier in the category.
• Support development of a category, innovation & brand cycle which works 12 months from the customers planning processes, helping them to drive the long term growth of the category.
• Have a robust view on sector, category & consumer trends and can identify future opportunities and gaps.
• Bring together shopper insights, market & retailer data to best understand & present the market & the consumer dynamics.
• Lead category reviews, identify issues & develop recommendations to drive growth for Sofina & our customers in line with strategies & objectives.
• Monitor outcomes through category analysis and make recommendations to correct if / when necessary.
• Deliver agreed reporting schedule to retailer ensuring that range review recommendations, range change reviews and NPD performance tracking is all delivered in a timely manner that fits to retailer planning horizons.

Skills and Experience Required :

• Good communicator, trustworthy, friendly & professional
• Commercial awareness
• Experienced of in working in a commercial / category environment
• Preferred experience with various data delivery platforms (Kantar, IRI, Nielsen) and to be self-sufficient for the majority of day-to-day data mining & sourcing requirements
• Highly analytical & able to distil large quantities of data, information & ideas into key insights & actionable recommendations
• Organisational skills; prioritisation & time management
• Strong sense of team working, believes in winning as a team and creating a culture of best practice
• Flexible in the approach to workload

The Benefits :

• Competitive Salary
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Car Allowance
• Competitive Contributory Pension
• Online Benefits Hub
• Healthcare
• Life assurance scheme
• Free onsite parking

Required skills

• Analytical
• Category
• Commercial Awareness
• Communication Skills
• Data Management
• Flexibility
• Organisational Skills
• Teamwork
• Idea Generation