Category Manager, Retail Ecommerce in Scarborough

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

This is a pivotal specialist role at the forefront of ecommerce growth. As Category Manager - Retail Ecommerce, you will shape and execute winning category strategies across key retail ecommerce channels, driving performance through insight-led plans that unlock sustainable growth.

You will lead the development and delivery of category plans for Tier 1 retailers and pureplay customers, while enabling broader teams to succeed across Tier 2 and Tier 3 accounts through activation playbooks, training, and hands-on support. You will also help future-proof the business by accelerating growth across emerging channels such as Quick Commerce and Aggregators, while driving thought leadership in ecommerce technology, AI, innovation, and retail media.

This is a highly visible role for a commercially minded category professional who thrives on turning insight into action and delivering measurable business results in fast-evolving digital retail environments.

What you'll be doing.

• Develop and deliver insight-led ecommerce category strategies that drive growth with priority retail customers.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Category teams to influence Joint Business Plans and support commercial objectives.
• Build strong relationships with customer, category, and digital teams, acting as a trusted ecommerce category expert.
• Lead test-and-learn initiatives across digital media platforms to improve shopper understanding and media effectiveness.
• Design and implement activation toolkits, training programmes, and best practice guidance for Tier 2 and Tier 3 customers.
• Create processes, tools, and reporting frameworks that enable teams to execute and optimise ecommerce plans effectively.
• Develop and execute category strategies for pureplay and online-first retail customers.
• Use ecommerce analytics and shopper insights to deliver recommendations on assortment, execution, and media investment.
• Identify and unlock growth opportunities across Quick Commerce and Aggregator channels.
• Act as an internal subject matter expert on ecommerce innovation, AI, retail technology, and retail media developments.

What you'll need to be successful.

• 3-5 years of experience in Category Management, Ecommerce, Digital Trading, or Data Analytics within FMCG, CPG, or retail environments.
• Proven experience delivering category growth across both traditional retail and ecommerce channels.
• Strong analytical capability with experience using data and insight platforms such as Kantar, dunnhumby, Circana (IRI/Nielsen), and ecommerce data sources.
• Ability to interpret complex data and translate findings into clear, commercially relevant recommendations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence a broad range of stakeholders.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with experience partnering across Sales, Marketing, Category, and Customer teams.
• Experience working directly with retail partners and customer-facing stakeholders.
• Commercial curiosity and an interest in emerging ecommerce technologies, AI applications, and retail media.

Benefits.

Alongside your salary, you'll enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Private healthcare.
• Annual bonus scheme based on both company and individual performance with the ability to salary sacrifice into your pension.
• Annual car allowance.
• An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your salary.
• 25 days' annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service), giving you plenty of time to recharge with the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
• Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs, with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support.
• TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
• A paid 'Chips In' Volunteering Day.
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements where the role allows.

And because you're joining a global business, your career opportunities don't stop at the factory gate. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise, step into leadership, or even explore opportunities internationally, we'll support your growth.

About McCain.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.