TWX Recruitment
Junior Category Manager
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Junior Category Manager
Home-based | 1 to 2 days a week in London | Permanent, Full Time
If you enjoy food, numbers and spotting opportunities others might miss, this could be a great next step.
We’re looking for a Junior Foodservice Category Manager to support a busy UK food-to-go and beverage category. You’ll turn data into useful insight, help shape commercial decisions and take ownership of projects that genuinely improve performance.
What’s in it for you?
- Mainly home-based working, with 1 to 2 days a week in London
- Flexible working options
- Competitive salary and company benefits
- 20 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Healthcare scheme
- Real responsibility and the chance to develop your category management career
- Exposure across pricing, promotions, range and operations
- Freedom to use AI and digital tools to work smarter
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What you’ll be doing
- Analysing sales and KPI performance
- Spotting trends, gaps and commercial opportunities
- Reviewing promotions and category performance
- Supporting new products, pricing and promotional activity
- Owning improvement projects from start to finish
- Working with suppliers and teams across Marketing, Loyalty, Sales and Operations
- Keeping an eye on competitors and the wider UK retail market
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What we’re looking for
- Experience or knowledge of food-to-go and/or beverages
- Experience working with retailer or customer data
- Strong Excel skills
- A good analytical eye and attention to detail
- Confidence communicating your findings
- The ability to juggle priorities in a fast-moving environment
- An interest in using technology and AI to improve the way things are done
Most importantly, you’ll be curious, proactive and happy to ask: “What are the numbers telling us and what should we do next?”
Sound like you? We’d love to hear from you.
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