Category Development Manager

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.
- International FMCG with leading brands
- Genuine career opportunities
- Great culture, flexible working options & half day Fridays

PZ Cussons has an exciting agenda of growing Brands and introducing leading locally developed NPD. We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced
_Category Development Manager_ to join our business.
- An exciting opportunity currently exists for a passionate and commercially sound Category Development Manager to join the commercial team at PZ Cussons.
- The Category Manager will work collaboratively with our Sales and Marketing team to bring category strategy to life with key customers, across our local Baby Food, and global Beauty/Personal Care portfolio
- This dynamic, highly valued and rewarding role is responsible for market leading Baby Food brand Rafferty’s Garden and supporting the execution of our global brands St.Tropez, Fudge, Child’s Farm

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide category analysis and recommendations across areas of promotion; distribution, pricing, product mix and profitability within the Business Planning Cycle
- Lead the customer range reviews across key customers with timely communication and involvement of all stakeholders
- Support brand and sales in the creation, and post-launch assessment of NPD
- Support Sales teams in establishing strong partnerships with key customers via JBPs and range reviews that incorporate shopper, consumer and category insights and solutions
- Gap analysis and identification of strategic initiatives to unlock future growth

About you:

- The successful applicant will have strong analytical experience in:

- crafting simple stories, and actionable recommendation from complex data (strong in the use of Nielsen/Aztec software)
- analysing brand P&L’ s to make commercial sound recommendations
- Ideally you will be working in a similar Category Development role or as a Category Development Analyst (3+ years’ experience within FMCG is desired)
- You will need to be comfortable in front of customers and senior leadership, with the ability to lead and influence internally and externally
- You will be a proactive, self-starter who is comfortable working autonomously as well as within and leading cross functional teams
- ..and demonstrate strong attention to detail, and the ability to multitask

Employee Benefits:

- Half day Fridays
- Hybrid Working - flexibility around work from home and when
- Online Training - access to full LinkedIn Learning suite of 60,000 courses
- Career Development Plan and Mentoring Program
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers
- Volunteering Days - gifted to support our partner agencies
- Generous Staff Discounts
- Active Heath, Social & Wellbeing committee that arrange;
- Bake-off competitions
- Corporate Games
- Trivia lunches
- Festive celebrations, Giving tree
- Annual Flu-shots
- Quarterly drinks