Senior Category Development Manager

Job Description

Are you looking for new challenges and personal growth within Coca-Cola EuropacificPartners Then we have a great opportunity for you! Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing Willyou make an impact with your desire to win Senior Category DevelopmentManagerLeading at team of 10 across our GB grocery category No2 Advantage Survey ranked The role is a hiybrid role, with time spent between our Uxbridge HQ, home and travel.What you become part of:In an increasingly competitive and challenging market place, at Coca-Cola we see the role of the Category Development as pivotal to delivering our business performance. The teams primary objective is to deliver an inspiring and insightful vision for the SoftDrinks category, today and in the future.In order to unlock growth we need our team to be strategic, long term focused, analytical and great influencers to work in partnership with our customers and key internal stakeholders. Reporting in to the Directorfor Category Management you will responsible for the development and implementation of a category strategy to unlock growth potential across the Home customers. Our Category Development is ranked #2 in the Advantage Group Survey by Home customers, you willlead a team of10category managers and executives to develop collaborative plans with our customers which unlock long term Soft Drinks category growth.What to expect:Support in the development of a clear vision for the Soft Drinks category, creating a framework for growth with a clear and relevant category strategy for all Home environments and key customers Develop strategic plans with key accounts that identify opportunitiesto drive performance Drive our strategic thinking and value creation story with retailers by engaging with Buyers, Merchandisers and Category Directors Support the team to roll out range relays, macro space resets, future thinking around channel strategiesand Customer Business Planning Days Establish and maintain a mutually beneficial customer contact strategy and help broaden our engagement with our Home customers Work in collaboration with key internal stakeholders (including National Accounts, R&MGM andInsights) to ensure alignment and execution against the category and brand strategies Manage and support the category managers and executives to develop their capability Ensure delivery of quality category analysis reports, delivering insight to our customerson a regular basis Manage relationships with external providers (category and customer specific) to ensure we have access to the highest quality data available for our customers and environments. Drive change by automating range reviews, launch strategic projectssuch as channel strategy and Platinum store across key customersSkills & Experience:We are encouraging applications from candidates who have previous experience of collaborating with large customers, are highly numerate, analytical Previous Category Management experience and strong knowledge of the Home channel is desirable, but we would welcomeapplications from those from Away-From-Home channels. In-depth knowledge of Nielsen, GfK and other data providers Drive for innovation & change: always seek and try to achieve the next level of Category Development Demonstrate passion, ownership and resiliencefor growing the category Ability to influence diverse stakeholder groups Strong listening and influencing skills at various levels within the organisation and with customers Resilience, determination, and drive are key#RCoca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is a major fast-moving consumer goods business and the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler. We’re a dedicated team of 33,200 people, serving 2 million customers in 29 countries. We make, sell and distribute theworld’s most loved drinks brands - including Coca-Cola®, Fanta®, Sprite®, Costa Coffee® and Monster®. We’ve also expanded into alcohol with ready to drink Jack Daniel’s and Coca-Cola. We want a workforce that is as diverse as our products – with a culturethat fosters belonging and inclusivity. From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there withthe support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what it’s like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here tospeak to an insider . We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you – please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includesactivities related to our alcohol portfolio.