Category Manager

Hello potential future Oatly employee. Its us the original oat drink company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years ago.

In the last few years weve become a popular and pioneering dairyalt player in the UK market. Were continuing to establish our presence here determined on being part of the discussion on the longterm future of the food and beverage industry. With this growth we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oat drink flowing.

We exist to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planets resources in the process. If this resonates with you then maybe youd like work for Oatly too. So lets get to the formal stuff.

The Role

Were looking for a Category Manager who will continue to develop our understanding of the category shopper and consumer creating actionable insights that can unlock opportunities for the business and our customers.

Heres the main elements of the role...

• Use a range of sales shopper and consumer data to strengthen Oatlys understanding of category trends performance and drivers.
• Build and maintain strong category relationships with our key retailer partners giving recommendations to help unlock growth In the plantbased milks category.
• Support the Commercial team with Insights to help spot opportunities win new listings and gain distribution In retail accounts.
• Support on the launch of Innovation including opportunity sizing category assumptions sellIn stories and postlaunch evaluation.
• Maintain and build tools for effective reporting of Oatlys category performance.

Who You Are

If the below sounds like you wed love to see an application:

• Youve got at least 3 years of experience working in a Category Insights or Commercial role with hands on time with IRI/Nielsen/Kantar.
• Analytical and data driven by nature you love pulling insight from numbers and telling the story behind them in a compelling way.
• You can demonstrate experience in building and managing strong relationships with clients/retailers.
• Youre a clear and concise communicator with experience of presenting Insights to people across a wide range of teams.
• Bonus points If youve got experience delivering Category Visions shopper/consumer research projects and supporting NPD launches into retail.

Another bulleted list felt redundant so we wrote this long sentence with all the ways we sweeten the deal to work with us: 25 days holiday (plusbank holidays carryover days and buy & sell scheme) comprehensive health and travelinsurance life insurance and income protectionfree therapy so you can be kind to your mind RSUs (restricted stock units)an epic office space in Farringdon which comes with loads of snacks and breakfast (and amazing cappoatccinos) genuinely great coworkers who want to see the company and each other succeed and a fridge full of the best nondairy alternative in the world for your enjoyment.

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