Category Development Manager (12 Month Contract)

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Job Description:

Parental leave role

What are we looking for?

This role is responsible for leading the category growth agenda with One Stop and Tesco (Seasonal range), through building best in class relationships. You will deliver performance and category functional excellence through category growth insights-based solutions to help build best in class customer partnerships. You will be the voice of the customer, category and shopper within the business and will play a role in defining the strategic direction with the Customer.

What are we looking for?

Someone who is:

• Highly numerate and analytical.

• Strong communication and influencing skills.

• Category experience

• Grocery category experience preferred, but not essential.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Leading the overall drafting, development and delivery of short- and long-term customer category strategy and thought leadership with the customer.

• Ownership of the Seasonal delivery with the customer through reporting, thought-leadership and identifying future growth opportunities.

• Lead engagement with the customer through the Snacking category vision ensuring a strong understanding of the category growth drivers and how they translate to growth opportunities

• Build strong and influential relationships both internally and externally with stakeholders, based on delivering shopper, channel and category centric solutions so that Mars Wrigley is viewed as THE category trusted expert.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.