Category Manager

Edgewell is not just a company but a vibrant global community of6800 visionaries doers and makers. Our family of over25 personal care brands serves people in more than50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products with our fundamental value ofPeople Firstguiding us to foster a diverse inclusive and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Category Manager 5902
London UK
Hybrid Working

Attractive salary & benefits

Lets Talk About You
Youre ambitious but you want a career with purposewe love that. Youre up for a challenge and ready to write the next chapter of your career story with a great group of encouraging colleagues. You want to make your mark and let your personality shine.

We are looking for an experienced Professional to join Edgewell Personal Care a global consumer goods business with a portfolio of over 25 brands (Wilkinson Sword Schick Hawaiian Tropic Carefree Bulldog Skincare for Men Jack Black and recently acquired Cremo Grooming just to name a few!).

Now Lets Get Down to Business

You are an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial category manager with a strong track record in category management roles. You understand how to shape brand and sales strategy through data and how to influence retailers with confidence and clarity. Your energy and proactive approach will result in firm business transformation. Youre excited to take the next step in your career and step into a role that makes you a critical part of the brand and commercial team. Youre looking for ownership of brands and categories and the opportunity to drive real impact in results

You will have responsibility for the UK&I category agenda for 2 brands from our portfolio. The CM recognised for their commercial insight moving from insight generation to action and in-store execution working closely with retailers internal teams and agency partners.

Heres a sample of what youll get up to:

• Lead the full category management cycle for your brands: insights strategy range space execution and review
• Translate data from Nielsen Dunnhumby Kantar and Circana into clear compelling recommendations
• Build and manage planograms and space optimisation projects
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales Marketing and external partners
• Manage budgets suppliers and timelines for data-related projects

Are You Ready to Show Us What Youve Got

While your experience is of course important were all about making useful things joyful so we love when our prospective candidates are passionate about this too.

Heres what we are looking for:

• Has 3 years experience in FMCG category or shopper insight
• Proactively identifies opportunities within data and turns it into easily digestible insights
• Brings a confident commercially aware approach to retail engagement
• Can lead conversations with UK retailers and shape joint business thinking
• Looks for opportunities efficiencies and willing to drive chang
• Familiar with category tools (e.g. Nielsen Circana etc)
• Comfortable prioritising and making decision independently
• Relentless focus on execution
• Strong presenter with the ability to turn data and recommendation into easily digestible presentations & commercial stories

What we offer

Competitive salary car allowance hybrid working possible employee assistance programme life assurance discounted Edgewell branded products core working hours 25 days annual leave free beverage & snacks sports & social club membership casual smart dress code and a great boss!

Now take the nest step

If youre looking forward to progressing your career with us then were looking forward to hearing from you. Please email an up-to-date CV in English along with your salary expectations. Alternatively feel free to pass onto your teammates who may be interested. For information about this great company visit .

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Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team where good ideas can thrive and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age color disability marital or parental status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment thats open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve but our colleagues across the globe too.