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Twinings mini site

Category Development Executive

FMCG

South East

Permanent

Updated August 8, 2008

In this new role, the Category Development Executive will:
• Focus on Top 5 Grocery Multiple accounts and build face to face relationships with key stakeholders in their beverage team
• Provide regular performance reports and SWOT analysis to retail customers and sales colleagues
• Play a pivotal role in planning and executing Twinings' category management strategies and tactics
• Become an expert in both Twinings and the retailer's ranging and merchandising processes and timings
• Deliver insightful and actionable recommendations for category growth through the use of Dunnhumby and other EPOS data.

Who we're looking for
The ideal Category Development Executive for Twinings should:
• Have an appreciation of UK retailers and in-store category drivers
• Want to understand the role, space and layout on sales performance
• Demonstrate a strong aptitude and interest in data management and look for the "so what?"
• Have an ability to look at category performance data in an un-blinkered way
• Be able to organise and prioritise workload in order to meet specific internal and external customer deadlines

About our client
Twinings is part of Associated British Foods plc (ABF), a diverse international organisation with global sales of £6.8 billion and 85,000 employees in 43 countries. For Twinings' people however, being part of ABF means more than impressive figures and a bright future. It means greater opportunities to develop their careers in an environment that's focused on rapid growth with stable foundations.
Our goal, as an employer, is to give everybody who works here the opportunity to make a tangible contribution to our success. Achieving that means building a culture that harnesses each individual's potential - and allows them to express their own ideas within a collaborative and innovative environment.

Our values define the behaviours that will add value to our business. We firmly believe that by embracing these values and using them to drive the way we work and deal with others, we'll achieve extraordinary results - and enjoy doing it.
Twinings' Values:
• Freedom to act and scope for growth
• Aim High - make things happen and take responsibility
• Create new ways
• Look outside for inspiration and knowledge
• Collaborate - do it together

What's on offer
Competitive Salary + Car + Benefits

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1932 264 000. Job Ref: 12920728
Your application will be sent to Robert Hill.