Category Manager - Plant Based (Dublin)

Job description

Danoners are steering us to a more sustainable future, helping to make the world healthier. As a certified B-Corp, we have our Danone Impact Journey to 2025. This will only be possible with each and every one of our leaders.

Role Purpose:

 

Co-building a category strategy with priority customers to ensure their sustainable growth, based on Danone Category Vision and retailer strategy

 

Key Activities:

·  Building strong relationships with stakeholders in priority customers to influence the Category strategy based on key insights & put an action plan in place to deliver
·  Working in advance with priority retailers to run range review processes, from the objectives set up, implementation, to the performance review
·  Growing distribution and share of shelf for DUK 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 the category (growth/decline by segment, brand performance, customer dynamics, etc.)
·  Preparing and presenting category insight & recommendations
·  Leading Category Education projects internally in collaboration with the right departments & externally with priority customer stakeholders
·  Supporting Senior Category Manager with projects aligned to our Category Vision and in reaching total objectives across all channels 

We would like you to demonstrate your following key skills:

·  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
·  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

Salary Bracket: €58k to €65k plus car allowance

At Danone UK & Ireland, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

 

We have a range of flexible benefits and excellent rewards, click here to find out more.

 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

 

The closing date for applications is 06 January 2025, you will therefore hear about your application after this date.