Job Description

Here at innocent, we're on a mission to make it easier for everyone to get more fruit and veg into their bodies. We started back in 1999 and since then we've gone from selling a few smoothies at a music festival to becoming one of Europe's biggest drinks companies with around 1,000 people (and the B Corp seal of approval).
It's nice to be able to say things like that but we're not patting ourselves on the back just yet. We want to show everyone that it's possible to be a successful business while looking after people and the planet too, so we're trying to get better in pretty much every way. And that's where this job comes in.
what you'll be doing
Here at innocent, the Category Development team is responsible for bringing the consumer, shopper, competitor and category insight to the business and to customers. We partner effectively both internally & externally to help grow our customer's Chilled Juice Category, and innocent's market share within it.
You'll be...

• A category champion in & out of Fruit Towers
• Making an impact by bringing insight, influence & growth - to our key grocery customers
• Bringing to life our UK Category vision with grocery customers - creating compelling category stories which, whilst building excellent customer relationships with them
• Influential in advising & influencing grocery customer range reviews, innovation launches and merchandising initiatives
• In Fruit Towers collaborate cross functionally and shape strategy & plans for a key product segment within innocent, work cross-functionally with the likes of Insights, Commercial, Shopper, Brand & Portfolio, RGM on a daily basis
• Be a part of the European "Cat Bev" community, sharing, contributing & learning Category Development best practise
• Involved in company ABP (annual business planning) and LRP (long range planning) cycles

you'll have

• Proven track record working as an effective category manager with Grocery customer(s)
• Curiosity in performance, emerging trends & insights across our shoppers, consumers, retailers, category & competitors.
• Analytical skills to help assess trends & identify key insights (Being an excel enthusiast will help).
• Previous experience working with Nielsen and Kantar data
• Can use data to tell a clear, compelling category story with a call to action
• Passionate about storytelling, with proven presentation skills which will engage & excite our customers
• Ability to build and sustain influential customer relationships
• Skilled at navigating complex situations and adapting plans as priorities evolve.
• A confident communicator who knows how to navigate a matrix structure and work collaboratively in cross functional teams.
• Ability to partner well cross functionally, with the likes of insights, commercial, shopper, brand & portfolio, RGM

you'll get

• Opportunity to work with high profile Grocery customers
• Experience working closely with a wide range of cross functional team members
• Gain external experience in store & online operating in the competitive grocery retail channel

We want innocent to be a great place to work, so we do lots of stuff to make people feel at home and try to make sure everyone's career is shaping up the way they want it to. There are plenty of opportunities to have a go at something new or take things further.
In exchange for helping us do business in the right way, you'll get a solid that includes a salary (phew), private healthcare, a target-based bonus, and a bunch of other nice things like a day off on your birthday. And yes, you get free smoothies.
We also know that not all our drinkers come from the same background, or think the same - so why should we? At innocent, we want to be a great place to work where a diverse bunch of people from all backgrounds can turn up and thrive. When we hire, we want all the juice, bits, and pulp that make you who you are.
Even if you don't think you can tick all the boxes, if the job sounds right for you, come and throw your hat in the ring.
Probably best to get your skates on though, as we might close this early if we get loads of applications.

Skills Required