Category Manager - Babyfeeding

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About the job

Introduction & Job Detail:
At Danone, we're driven by a powerful mission: to bring health through food to as many people as possible. As one of the world's leading FMCG companies, our brands span Dairy & Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. We're proud to be a purpose-led business, committed to healthier diets, sustainable practices, and inclusive growth.
Role Purpose

Responsible for building strong customer growth plans & recommendations that enable mutual benefit delivered for Danone and retail partner and driving our category vision with key strategic partners to support Danone outperformance

Role Focus

Priority Customer Management​
* Co-building a category strategy with priority customer to ensure their sustainable growth, based onDanone Category Vision and retailer strategy​
* Building strong relationships with stakeholders in priority customers to influence the Category strategybased on key insights & put an action plan in place to deliver​
* Working in advance with retailers to run range review processes across all their formats, from theobjectives set up, implementation, to the performance review​
* Growing distribution and share of shelf for Danone to the benefit of the retailer's category​
* Analysing the results of range reviews (e.g. distribution changes, share of space, etc.) and the impact in thecategory (growth/decline by segment, brand performance, customer dynamics, etc.)​
Category & wider Customer management (AGILE)​
* Preparing and presenting category insight & recommendations​
* Leading Category Education projects internally in collaboration with the right departments & externallywith priority customer stakeholders​
* Supporting Senior Category Manager with projects aligned to our Category Vision and in reaching totalobjectives across all channels ​
* Working on category projects across multiple customers​
Team Engagement & Development​
* Supporting the junior members of the team through delivery management i.e., setting inspiring plans foractivities and desired outcomes, engages the team on the 'why' of each project and coaching on the day-to-day challenge

About You

Leadership Expectations​
* Thinks beyond scope before making decisions that can impact others​
* Good relationship building skills ​
* Able to work autonomously to find solutions to challenges​
* Able to build their network and can engage others through clear communication​
Functional Capabilities​
* Good analytical & story telling capability​
* Able to manage and gain insight from a large data set​
* Ability to use questioning and listening to gain true customer needs
Please note that the salary on offer for this position is between £52,000 - £60,000 + bonus & benefits " descriptionHeader="
Introduction & Job Detail:
At Danone, we’re driven by a powerful mission: to bring health through food to as many people as possible. As one of the world’s leading FMCG companies, our brands span Dairy & Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. We’re proud to be a purpose-led business, committed to healthier diets, sustainable practices, and inclusive growth.
Role Purpose

Responsible for building strong customer growth plans & recommendations that enable mutual benefit delivered for Danone and retail partner and driving our category vision with key strategic partners to support Danone outperformance

Role Focus

Priority Customer Management​
* Co-building a category strategy with priority customer to ensure their sustainable growth, based onDanone Category Vision and retailer strategy​
* Building strong relationships with stakeholders in priority customers to influence the Category strategybased on key insights & put an action plan in place to deliver​
* Working in advance with retailers to run range review processes across all their formats, from theobjectives set up, implementation, to the performance review​
* Growing distribution and share of shelf for Danone to the benefit of the retailer's category​
* Analysing the results of range reviews (e.g. distribution changes, share of space, etc.) and the impact in thecategory (growth/decline by segment, brand performance, customer dynamics, etc.)​
Category & wider Customer management (AGILE)​
* Preparing and presenting category insight & recommendations​
* Leading Category Education projects internally in collaboration with the right departments & externallywith priority customer stakeholders​
* Supporting Senior Category Manager with projects aligned to our Category Vision and in reaching totalobjectives across all channels ​
* Working on category projects across multiple customers​
Team Engagement & Development​
* Supporting the junior members of the team through delivery management i.e., setting inspiring plans foractivities and desired outcomes, engages the team on the ‘why’ of each project and coaching on the day-to-day challenge" workFromHome="Hybrid