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Senior Category Development Manager

Bayer SAS, Reading

Senior Category Development Manager

£65000-£72000

Bayer SAS, Reading

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 24 Oct | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 570be4dff1b54a2aa94b158d1179f3d0

Location ref: Reading

Full Job Description

  • Develop and implement category strategies and customer plans with key retail partners, translating shopper, market, and category insights into actionable growth opportunities.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with buyers, senior buyers, merchandising, and planning teams, becoming a trusted category advisor and strategic partner.
  • Lead category reviews, promotional evaluations, range optimisation, and fixture recommendations to maximise category performance, shelf presence, and value growth.
  • Analyse market trends, shopper behaviour, competitor activity, and retail data to identify opportunities, influence decision-making, and strengthen Bayer's category vision.
  • Drive category management best practice across the business, working closely with Sales, Marketing, and Category teams to maximise commercial performance and revenue growth.
  • Own customer KPI development and performance tracking while playing a key leadership role within local category teams to support strategic decisions for key brands.

    Degree educated with significant experience in Category Management, Category Development, Category Insights, or Sales.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience within FMCG, Consumer Health, OTC, or related sectors.
  • Strong understanding of the UK retail environment and category management principles.
  • Experienced in building strategic retail partnerships and influencing senior stakeholders.
  • Highly analytical, with expertise in shopper, market, and retail insights.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience using data and insight platforms such as IRI, Kantar, or similar tools.

    At Bayer, we believe work should matter. Every day, our teams push toward a future where "Health for all, Hunger for none" is within reach, and every role, from the lab to the field to the boardroom, helps us get there. We give people the ownership to shape outcomes, the support to grow through new skills and experiences, and a global community where different perspectives are valued. If you want your work to count and the room to become your best, you'll find it here.

    Salary you can expect: Min £65,000 - £72,000 pa depending on experience. Salary reviews take place annually in April.
  • Competitive compensation package consisting of an attractive base salary and annual company bonus.
  • Individual bonus can also be granted for top Talent Impact
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare, generous pension scheme and Life Insurance
  • Wellness programs and support
  • Employee discount scheme
  • International career possibilities
  • Flexible and Hybrid working
  • Help with home office equipment
  • Volunteering days
  • Support for professional growth in a wide range of learning and development opportunities
  • We welcome and embrace diversity providing an inclusive working environment
    • The best possible work-life balance is of great importance to us, which is why we support flexible hybrid working model.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/senior-category-development-manager-127640359
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