Category Manager, Retail Ecommerce
21 hours ago
York
Position Title: Category Manager, Retail Ecommerce Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Requisition ID: 40339 Category Manager - Retail Ecommerce. 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., • Deliver tailored, insight-led category plans that accelerate growth with priority ecommerce retailers, working in close partnership with Sales, Marketing and Category Growth teams., • Influence and support Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with clear, data-driven recommendations that deliver against commercial objectives., • Build trusted partnerships across customer, category and digital technology teams, acting as a go-to expert for bespoke projects and customer briefs., • Lead test-and-learn initiatives with Tier 1 customers across evolving digital media platforms to deepen understanding of shopper journeys and improve digital media ROI.Build Activation Capability for Tier 2 & 3 Customers, • Design and launch customer-centric activation toolkits and training that strengthen ecommerce category management capability across Tier 2 and 3 accounts., • Create structured processes, tools and reporting to enable Retail customer and category managers to confidently execute and optimise ecommerce plans., • Ensure all activation activity aligns to McCain's ecommerce strategy and delivers measurable value for both customers and the business.Own Category Strategy for Pureplay Retailers, • Develop and execute bespoke category strategies for pureplay and online-first retailers, leveraging agility and deep digital insight., • Provide best-in-class recommendations across media, assortment and execution, grounded in ecommerce analytics and shopper behaviour.Shape Growth in Quick Commerce and Aggregator Channels, • Identify and unlock category growth opportunities across emerging Quick Commerce and Aggregator platforms., • Build frameworks that guide resource prioritisation and commercial engagement in fast-moving, high-growth channels.Lead Thinking on Ecommerce Technology and Retail Media, • Act as the internal authority on ecommerce innovation, including AI adoption, retail ecommerce technologies and retail media evolution., • Assess risks and opportunities from new tools and platforms, translating insight into clear recommendations and thought leadership for the Commercial team.Qualifications:, • 3-5 years' experience in Category Management, Ecommerce, Digital Trading or Data Analytics within FMCG/CPG or retail environments., • A proven track record of delivering category growth, with hands-on experience executing commercial and category plans across both bricks-and-mortar and digital retail channels., • Strong analytical capability, with confidence interpreting and applying commercial and ecommerce data from sources such as Kantar, dunnhumby, Circana (IRI/Nielsen) and relevant ecommerce data partners., • Clear and persuasive communicator, skilled at turning complex data and trends into compelling, actionable recommendations for diverse stakeholder audiences-both verbally and visually., • A generous Car Allowance, • An achievable yearly bonus based on personal performance., • 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. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here. Job Family: Sales Division: GB Commercial Foodservice Department: Category Strategy Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Hull || GB - United Kingdom : England : Leeds || GB - United Kingdom : England : York Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd JBRP1_UKTJ