The Opportunity
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Join a market-leading premium food brand with ambitious growth plans.
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As the Category & Insight Manager, you will lead the innovation agenda and identify opportunities beyond the brand's core categories.
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Use consumer, shopper, and category insights to shape a commercially successful innovation pipeline.
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Work closely with senior leadership to influence strategic business decisions.
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Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead innovation projects from opportunity identification through to launch.
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Use consumer, shopper, and category insights to uncover trends, whitespace, and innovation opportunities.
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Develop and refine product concepts, propositions, and innovation pipelines.
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Design and manage consumer testing programmes to validate concepts and support innovation decisions.
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Build compelling business cases and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
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Partner with Marketing, Commercial, NPD, and Operations teams to deliver successful innovation projects.
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Support stage-gate processes and ensure projects remain commercially viable.
What We're Looking For
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Proven experience in an innovation-focused FMCG role, ideally within food.
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Strong background in concept development, consumer insight, and consumer testing.
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Experience identifying and developing opportunities in new or adjacent categories.
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Ability to turn consumer insight into commercially successful innovation.
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Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Commercially minded with excellent analytical capability.
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Degree educated or equivalent experience.
About You
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A highly motivated Category & Insight Manager with a passion for innovation and growth.
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Curious, creative and consumer obsessed.
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Passionate about uncovering opportunities and bringing innovative ideas to life.
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Confident influencing stakeholders at all levels.
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Excited by the challenge of building and shaping future innovation opportunities.
Benefits
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Competitive salary.
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Bonus scheme of up to 5% paid twice yearly.
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Generous car allowance.
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25 days holiday, increasing with service.
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4% employer pension contribution.
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MediCash Health Insurance.
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Quarterly product samples, company events, and additional perks.
Additional Information
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Due to the office location, applicants must be able to commute by car 3 days per week.
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Free on-site parking available.
Apply Now
If you're an experienced Category & Insight Manager looking to drive innovation, develop consumer-led concepts and shape the future growth of a leading food brand, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to be considered for this exciting innovation opportunity.
