Category Executive in London

Location: London
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: PZ Cussons
Job Hours: Full-time

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We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good .

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.


Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

The role of the Category Executive is to arm the Category and Sales Teams with actionable, customer focused insight that will drive business performance. This role will also be a development role into Category Management being responsible for the Discount Channel and Convenience customers.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Provide category, brand and customer insights that enhance business understanding of our customers and deliver quantifiable benefits to our brand, customer and channel strategies.Deliver insights through key business processes & PZC monthly rhythm.
  • Manage & communicate a suite of weekly / monthly reporting identifying risks / opportunities from the data to enable key stakeholders to course correct if necessary.
  • Manage data agencies to deliver; Accurate, quality databases on time; Insightful, usable briefs to support business understanding of our customers category and our brands performance within them
  • Manage PZC data received; On-going coding queries & database coding to ensure data is accurate & usable; PZC and competitor NPD forms to ensure NPD correctly coded first time; Maintain archive system for all data sets
  • Take ownership for Space Planning System (JDA) and take the lead in all Space Planning across the PZ Cussons priority customers
  • Deliver Category Management resource to Discount and Convenience customers to deliver against internal and external targets through first class actionable insights & category recommendations. 
  • Improve Category Management AGS scores in the Co-Op
  • In conjunction with the Senior Category Manager, develop and maintain a motivating personal development plan – encompassing clear technical and behavioural development areas and an appropriately challenging action plan
  • Demonstrate with colleagues, clients and suppliers habitual behaviour consistent with PZC BEST values
  • To comply with legal, regulatory and other standards as directed by line management
  • Experience Required:

  • Graduate calibre
  • Ability to quickly turn data analysis into clear insights and recommendations
  • Track record of delivering results within a highly focused commercial environment working to tight deadlines
  • Strong communicator (written & verbal)
  • Strong influencing skills
  • Excellent excel and powerpoint skills
  • Desirable is previous experience in insight or category management ​
  • Behaviours Demonstrated:

  • Demonstrates strong, cross functional, and team working skills
  • Displays high energy and enthusiasm to exceed expectations and to make it happen
  • Demonstrates flexibility with a positive and optimistic approach, when adjusting to change
  • Shows creativity and innovation when providing solutions
  • Feels comfortable when communicating with stakeholders at all levels
  • Functional competencies

  • About PZ Cussons


    Want to be part of the success story of some of the world’s leading household brands? Join us and you could be helping to enhance the lives of consumers around the world with extraordinary products.

    Talent, imagination and drive will take you places at PZ Cussons. Join our global family to see what’s possible. We believe work should be fulfilling and talent should be recognised, so if you have positive attitude, aptitude and ambition, there’s no end to the opportunities available. You’ll work on the best brands, in interesting markets and with great people who truly excel in their field.

    We have teams based in London, Manchester and Salford in the UK, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and New York!

    Our brands include Carex, Charles Worthington, Cussons Baby, Fudge haircare range, Imperial Leather, Original Source, Rafferty’s Garden, Sanctuary Spa, St. Tropez, and many more… and you could be part of it…

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