Category Development Leader – Grocery Customer, Field/SLO 

*Maternity cover 12 months* 

We are looking for a Category Development Leader to drive category understanding and insight,  and turn it into meaningful delivery for our Customer and internal Sales, Marketing and Activation teams to provide the right solutions, and most importantly this important Grocery customer. 

What are we looking for? 

• Category manager and/or Customer management experience  

• Able to develop strong relationships both internally and externally.  

• Data savvy: able to analyse data, pull out key insights and create recommendations and drive these into actionable change.  

• Work in a cross functional environment.  

• Experience within the UK FMCG or Retail sectors.  

What would be your key responsibilities? 

• Be a thought leader for one of our key grocery customers, providing them with key objective insights, compelling recommendations on how to implement ‘Perfect Store’ (including Range, Layout, Space & theatre), and provide them with a vision for the future of the snacking category and the implementation for them. 

• Provide clear commentary, insights, and recommendations for the retailer to drive performance in both the short and long term. 

• Be the voice of the retailer into our business – providing clear guidance on what they need and why – and the implications for our portfolio, activation and contacts. 

• Foster close links with the discount trading teams internally (including account managers, RTM, SRM and Customer Marketing) to ensure aligned approach to what the opportunities are, how we deliver them and tracking the execution of them in market. 

• Use new technology as a platform to reach retailers in a new way, providing key insights and recommendations in a compelling and engaging way. 

What can you expect from Mars? 

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. 

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. 

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. 

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.