Job Vacancy
Job Title: Category Marketing Manager
Location: Evercreech
COMMERCIAL:
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Contributes to the overall development and delivery of the site’s commercial vision and strategy.
- Supports Operations Directors :
- To achieve budgeted customer sales & profit targets.
- By delivering ongoing, seasonal & ad hoc presentations to customers, thus demonstrating Uniq’s “Category Captain Credentials”.
- Develops excellent customer relationships by networking and thus influencing customer decision making to benefit Uniq.
MARKETING
- Trends market & customer data to identify opportunities & threats with implications, reporting periodically to the Leadership & Commercial Team.
- Collates, evaluates, disseminates and converts market trend data, customer & competitor information and insights to shape and build category & customer plans(inc. NPD)
- Identifies & works with Commercial & Development Managers on cost engineering/ margin improvement opportunities
- Recommends, based on research, which external licences to ‘buy’ to promote product and assists the Commercial Director to negotiate the contract.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
- Manages the team’s performance, capability and skill set through the PDR process, succession reviews and use of appropriately tailored training and development.
- Act’s as mentor to other key M2 & M1 members across Uniq.
PERSONAL/OTHER
- Facilitates a culture of high standards, team work and learning, with clear accountabilities and ownership.
- Promotes the highest levels of motivation, demonstrating effective leadership and communication at all levels. Drives continuous improvement through relentless challenging of the status quo, and demonstrating a passion for quality.
- Networks with other key personnel and contacts across Uniq to keep abreast of customer activity and “best practice”.
Applications in writing, enclosing your cv should be sent to:
Carolyn Hobdey
Uniq Foods
Prestleigh Road
Evercreech
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 6JZ