McCain Foods
Category Manager, Retail Ecommerce
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Category Manager, Retail Ecommerce
Category Manager, Retail Ecommerce
Position Type: Regular – Full-Time Requisition ID: 40339
About McCain
At McCain, we’re feeding the world—from French fries to Smiles, we deliver the vital role food plays in people’s lives. Our dedication to **core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—**defines everything we do. As a privately owned family company with 60+ years of experience, we operate in over 160 countries with a team of 22,000+.
Our mission is to drive sustainable growth and positive change, and we’re here to MAKE IT—together with partners and communities—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
Why Join the McCain Family?
Your Life: We support your potential, helping you flourish in work and beyond.
Your Success: Work alongside passionate teams driving your career growth and achievements.
Your Impact: Make a meaningful difference for yourself, colleagues, and the business.
About the Role
McCainers thrive on ambition, curiosity, and customer obsession. In this ecommerce category leadership role, you’ll shape strategies, drive growth, and innovate in fast-evolving digital retail.
Key Responsibilities
As Category Manager – Ecommerce Retail, you’ll:
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Drive Ecommerce Category Leadership for Tier 1 Retailers:
- Craft insight-led category plans to accelerate growth with key ecommerce retailers, collaborating with Sales, Marketing, and Category Growth teams.
- Influence Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with data-driven recommendations aligning with commercial objectives.
- Partner cross-functionally to deliver practical, compelling, and impactful plans, expertly guiding projects for Tier 1 customers.
- Lead test-and-learn initiatives to refine digital media strategies and optimize ROI.
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Build Activation Capability for Tier 2 and Tier 3 Customers:
- Develop customer-centric activation toolkits and training to enhance ecommerce team skills.
- Establish structured processes, tools, and reporting for Retail and Category Managers to execute strategies effectively.
- Align all activations to McCain’s ecommerce strategy, ensuring measurable value for both customers and the business.
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Own Category Strategy for Pureplay Retailers:
- Tailor bespoke category strategies for online-first and pureplay retailers, leveraging agility and deep digital insights.
- Provide best-practice recommendations across media, assortment, and execution, grounded in ecommerce analytics and shopper behavior.
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Shape Growth in Quick Commerce and Aggregator Channels:
- Identify and accelerate growth opportunities in emerging platforms like Quick Commerce and Aggregators.
- Build frameworks to prioritize resources and strategy in high-growth, fast-changing channels.
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Lead Thinking on Ecommerce Technology & Retail Media:
- Act as the internal authority on AI adoption, digital technology, and retail media trends.
- Translate innovation opportunities into clear recommendations for the Commercial team, assessing risks and benefits of new tools.
Leadership Principles
McCain’s core principles guide us:
- Customer Obsession: Understand shopper needs to drive success.
- Think Big, Plan Ahead: Ambition and innovation scale our success.
- Bring Out the Best in People: Foster trusting, inclusive spaces for collaboration.
- Act Like Owners: Overcome obstacles together for collective success.
Requirements
- 3–5 years’ experience in Category Management, Ecommerce, Digital Trading, or Data Analytics within FMCG/CPG or retail.
- Track record of delivering category growth through commercial and digital channel strategies.
- Strong data-driven analytical skills, including expertise with tools like Kantar, dunnhumby, Circana (IRI/Nielsen), and ecommerce analytics.
- Ability to communicate complex insights clearly, translating them into actionable strategies for diverse stakeholders.
- Proven ability to partner collaboratively across sales, marketing, category, and external retail teams.
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Location & Work Flexibility
McCain champions a hybrid work culture, encouraging in-person connection for about 50% of the time. The Head Office (Experience Centre) is near Scarborough—accessible within 1–1.5 hours from Leeds or York. Hybrid models support balance between collaboration and remote work.
Benefits of Working at McCain
Thriving doesn’t just mean employees—enjoy:
- Generous car allowance
- Achievable performance-based bonus
- Excellent pension scheme (up to 12% matching employer contribution)
- Flexible holiday policy (buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
- Optional health cash plan
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- "Chips In" Volunteer Day Off (website.org)
- Global career opportunities with a 5-year growth plan supporting long-term development.
McCain Experience
Our winning culture thrives on authenticity, trust, and individual impact. As part of our family, you’ll grow, learn, and truly belong. Together, we’re better.
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion
McCain is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and ensure compliance with anti-discrimination laws.
If any accommodations are needed during recruitment, please let us know—that’s how we provide an inclusive experience.
📍 Job Family: Sales 📍 Division: GB Commercial Foodservice 📍 Department: Category Strategy 📍 Locations: Scarborough, Hull, Leeds, York, UK (Hybrid)
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