Category Manager - Foodservice (FTC)
1 day ago
Middlesbrough
Position Title: Category Manager - Foodservice (FTC) A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully. Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time Requisition ID: 41480 Category Manager - Regional Distributors & Contract Catering (FTC). About McCain. At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values-Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality-shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain! Why join the McCain family. • Your Life - we're here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life., • Your Success - work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success., • Analyse and combine data from multiple sources to generate clear, actionable insights, • Use tools such as Circana CREST to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, • Turn insights into practical recommendations that drive performance, • Stay curious and explore new technologies (e.g. AI) to improve speed and accuracyCustomer Category Growth Plans, • Develop and deliver tailored category growth strategies for distributor and contract catering customers, • Create customer-focused plans that unlock commercial opportunities, • Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and external partners to bring plans to life and optimise resultsMarketing, Trade Events & Digital Effectiveness, • Plan and execute trade events, ensuring smooth delivery and effective use of resources, • Support marketing activity (e.g. product launches, menu recommendations) to deliver value for customers and consumers, • Improve and develop selling tools using data and digital solutions to increase impactCustomer & Stakeholder Engagement, • Build strong, collaborative relationships with key foodservice customers, • Deliver clear, data-led recommendations through category reviews and presentations, • Experience in Category Management within FMCG/CPG, retail, or foodservice, • Proven track record of developing and delivering category, channel, or customer growth strategies, • Experience working cross-functionally and managing projects in fast-paced environments, • An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay, • Flexible holidays - where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year, • Optional health cash plan, • Cycle to work scheme #LI-OW1 McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. xrnqpay You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here. Job Family: Sales Division: GB Commercial Foodservice Department: Foodservice Category Management Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Kingston-upon-Hull || GB - United Kingdom : England : Leeds || GB - United Kingdom : England : Manchester || GB - United Kingdom : England : York Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd