Category Executive

Application Deadline: 5 March 2025

Department: Strategy & Insights

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Andover

Description

Great People Work Here

In Twinings UK&I we are on a stimulating journey of transformation as we seek to achieve our exciting goal of becoming a leading brand in wellbeing drinks.  We have created an organisation designed to be in flow, where everyone has a pivotal role to play, and an experience that enables you to get the most out of life at Twinings and thrive.

We’re looking for a Category Executive to support the delivery of inspiring and credible customer category plans which unlock category growth and help us towards our goal of becoming a leading wellbeing drinks brand. 

Category experience isn’t essential, we’re open to broader backgrounds, but you’ll be a hands-on, commercially minded data enthusiast who can delve into large data-sets, with high curiosity to not only establish key trends but also translate and communicate your insights within commercial teams confidently, 

This is a hybrid role based in Andover (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week) and is a fixed term contract for 12 months

Key Responsibilities

• Develop credible, insight based customer relationships that enable you to provide category plans that deliver sustainable growth for Twinings & your customer 
• Working on one of our largest Retailer accounts (Tesco) alongside the Category Controller to deliver best in class range, space and promotional recommendations.
• Own the data through creating and maintaining category scorecards and trackers, monitoring coding and improving system records and data to a high level of accuracy, whilst also maintaining the image library

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience within FMCG would be ideal (not necessarily within Category), but more important is your analytical capability / approach within similar business areas (for example buying, category, finance).
• High levels of commerciality and an eagerness to continuously improve this. 
• Hands on System Management experience (Nielsen, Dunnhumby, Sips, Quantium would be ideal but not essential)
• Analytical mindset with experience of getting under the skin of detailed, diverse data
• Credible and engaging relationship maker 
• Highly motivated, curious and comfortable with ambiguity, ability to work independently
• Ability to pick up trends, interpret them, and challenge the status quo
• Knowledge of key category KPIS and metrics in key data systems
•  Expert proficiency in Excel

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance 
• Flexible working options 
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays 
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre 
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more 
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• SimplyHealth Cash plan 
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts 
• Four week Digital Nomad 
• Opportunity for a variety of marketing leading development opportunities 
• 2 recharge days a year to pause and get back on top and thriving 
• Birthday day off 
• Inspiring connection events in line with our exciting wellbeing vision