Category Manager in Birmingham

An exciting opportunity for a Category Manager to join a successful business at a time of major investment and transformation. Combining market insight, customer understanding and strategic thinking, you'll identify growth opportunities, shape business priorities and help deliver long-term commercial success.

• Make a tangible impact, joining at a time of significant investment and growth.
• Shape growth strategy and innovation for a market leader.

• Identify and evaluate growth opportunities through market, customer and category analysis.
• Develop category strategies, growth roadmaps and commercially focused recommendations.
• Translate complex data and industry trends into clear, actionable insights.
• Partner with commercial teams to support customer engagement, strategic planning and business development activity.
• Create compelling presentations and growth propositions for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support innovation initiatives through market assessment, opportunity sizing and customer insight.
• Monitor market, consumer and regulatory developments to inform business strategy.

A successful Category Manager should have:

• Strong background in Category Management within B2B FMCG manufacturing or consumer goods manufacturing.
• Advanced analytical skills and confidence working with large data sets, including working knowledge of data sources such as Kantar, Nielsen, Mintel and Euromonitor.
• A track record of turning insight into action, identifying growth opportunities and influencing commercial decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen, passion and a natural interest in consumer goods and FMCG trends.
• Full right to work in the UK, with no future requirement for sponsorship.
• Ideally based in the Midlands, with ability to travel to UK sites as needed.