Brown-Forman Corporation

Category Executive

United Kingdom, London Full time

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Meaningful Work From Day One:

Working across channels, your time will be spent proactively building relationships, collaborating with internal teams and generating actionable insights which will change the way people shop and unlock category growth. You will have a curious mind, a passion for understanding shopper behaviour and an ability to manage data and create powerful, actionable insight. In this role, you will support in upskilling the entire business in category data and insight, take ownership to regularly report on Spirit category and brand performance and establish trusted business partnership with our internal teams  across the wider B-F organisation.

What You Can Expect:

Category Insights 

  • Proactively translate data into actionable insights and recommendations that will help grow the Spirit Category and B-F Brands to inform category strategy, range decisions and commercial planning 

  • Support the Senior Category Manager to build annual joint business plans that meet objectives of internal and external stakeholders, whilst supporting the ongoing tracking, management of plans and future developments

  • Champion B-F’s Category Vision and collaborate with your colleagues to ensure that is remains relevant to provide the foundation for JBPs and Customer Marketing Activations 

  • Connect shopper, consumer, brand and category to create powerful insights that give our customers a competitive advantage

Cross Functional Collaboration & Development 

  • Partner cross functionally to champion the category in the development of new initiatives and products

  • Foster a mindset of positivity and a One Team mentality to work collaboratively with colleagues across all functions

  • Collaborate with your colleagues in the Category & Commercial Strategy Team and Sales Functions to create and deliver actionable insights to drive category growth 

Business Development & Processes

  • Support the Sales Team as they develop key initiatives to position the business for sustainable value growth within the Internal Commercial Planning Process

  • Responsible for the Category Reporting Process across all Channels 

What You Bring to the Table:

  • Experience: 1-2 Years FMCG Branded Product Experience in Category Management; either Agency or Branded Manufacturer Side. Ability to work with a broad range of consumer, category and shopper research and sources of data (Nielsen/CGA, Dunnhumby, SIP, Kantar and etc)

  • Influence & Analytics: Possesses a highly analytical foundation, strong attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to influence stakeholders through the effective use of data-driven insights and sophisticated storytelling

  • Communication: Strong storytelling, communication and presentation skills which engages and persuades key stakeholders, both externally and internally 

  • Collaboration: A strong team player with a track record of building effective working relationships. Excellent ability to communicate and influence - strong listening, presentation and storytelling skills; gravitas to put research into business terms and persuade colleagues and external stakeholders with the insights provided 

  • Technical Skills: Advanced statistical analysis and excellent knowledge of excel, used to bringing together multiple data sets

What Makes You Unique:

  • Adaptability: Proven ability to navigate and thrive in ambiguous, complex, and changing business environments whilst managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines 

  • Organisational Impact: Demonstrated success in delivering tangible capability improvements across an organisation and strong business acumen with strategic capabilities

Who We Are:

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

What We Offer:

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce. #LI

Requisition Type:

Employee

Management Level:

Professional

Global Job Level:

P4

Number of Openings Available:

1