Essity AB

Essity B 245.3 (+0 SEK) on 26-Jul-:29 Want to work for a global organisation that focuses on health & hygiene? A company where there arePlentyof opportunities to develop and grow? If so letsTORK There are of reasonsto work at Essity: High reaching starting salary with annual reviews Pension 10% employer contribution Annual sales incentive bonus Holidays starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, with flexible bank holiday options and opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days PA Staff product and discounts Essity Rewards (online and in-store shopping discounts) Benefits include: EAP support service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discount and many more Local community activities and charitable initiatives About the Role Are you a passionate category management specialist? Do you have experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers to ensure category growth? Essity is looking for an experienced Category Manager who is available to join our team. We're offering you the opportunity to be part of an international and innovative health and hygiene company with market leading brands such as Plenty , Cushelle , Bodyform & Tena . In return, we would welcome your experience in analysing customer and shopper insights to continue with our category and retailer strategy across Major UK retailers. You would be joining a friendly, professional and committed marketing team based in Manchester. This role is offered with a hybrid working pattern 3 days onsite, 2 days offsite, onsite days you will be based at our office in Didsbury, Manchester. What You Will Do This role is all about building strong, collaborative relationships with our customers. As Category Manager you will help to deploy the category vision and identify relevant category opportunities for growth. You will deliver range reviews with your customers and provide customer data-based insight to steer new product development and positioning, as well as identifying clear and achievable opportunities. You'll be the shopper expert and build shopper metrics into your recommendations aligned to our customer's category strategy. Being insights driven you will cascade monthly reports tracking the market, brands, channel and retailer performance, causes and effects to your customers & key Essity stakeholders. You'll be providing actionable recommendations for corrective action or optimisation versus targets. Who You Are You will need a great understanding of the retail market and have experience in managing insight and category management with customers in a FMCG environment. You will be naturally customer-focused and be able to demonstrate success stories with customers through your collaborative approach, data analysis skills and proactive approach. Experience with IRI, Nielsen or Kantar databases is key. If you have also worked with Dunnhumby & SIP this would be an added bonus, but not essential. Able to develop and deploy category strategies. About Our DEI Culture Guided by our Beliefs & Behaviour, our culture is the foundation that connects our history with our future. At Essity, care, collaboration and inclusion are more than buzzwords, they are practiced on an everyday basis. And with a purpose of breaking barriers to wellbeing, promoting gender equality and enable customers and consumers to lead a fuller life at all stages of life, DEI is in our core. As we work in diverse teams across geographies, cultures and professional areas, inclusive leadership is something we expect from ourselves and each other. In our leadership platform, we express this as leveraging the power of differences. From experience we know that diverse and inclusive teams are key to innovate and profitably grow our business while simultaneously address our ambitious climate targets. What We Can Offer You We offer the opportunity to work for a leading global organisation with the potential to advance your career within the fast-moving manufacturing environment. At Essity, we believe everyone's learning and professional development is unique and want to empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. Collaborative and Inclusive Culture Empowering & Engaged Leaders Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact Learning and Growing in your Career Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life Life-changing Innovations Competitive Total rewards