At a Glance
- Tasks: Bring our category vision to life with actionable plans and compelling narratives.
- Company: Join innocent, a leading drinks company on a mission for healthier living.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, private healthcare, birthday off, free smoothies, and more perks.
- Other info: Diverse workplace with opportunities for skill-building and collaboration.
- Why this job: Shape impactful strategies that drive growth and influence customers across Europe.
- Qualifications: Experience in category management or similar roles, strong analytical and storytelling skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Here at innocent, we’re on a mission to make it easier for everyone to get more fruit and veg into their bodies. Since 1999 we have grown from selling a few smoothies at a music festival to becoming one of Europe’s biggest drinks companies, with around 1,000 people and a B Corp seal of approval.
We’re looking for a Category Executive to join the GTM team, helping bring our category vision to life with our retail partners. This role involves translating category thinking into clear, actionable plans for customers and shaping compelling narratives that drive commercial growth.
Responsibilities- Bring our category vision to life through clear, actionable customer plans.
- Build insight‑led stories from market, shopper, and performance data to influence internal and external conversations.
- Create tools and materials that help teams deliver our category strategy.
- Partner cross‑functionally across European category teams to align thinking and share best practice.
- Work closely with European category, shopper, marketing, execution, and insights teams, collaborating to drive impactful commercial and marketing work.
- Experience in category management, commercial, shopper marketing, insights, or a similar role.
- Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data.
- Ability to turn complexity into simple, compelling stories and recommendations.
- Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder management skills.
- Commercial curiosity and genuine interest in shopper behaviour and category growth.
- Proactive mindset, balancing detail with the bigger picture.
- Exposure to high‑impact commercial and category work across Europe.
- The chance to shape thinking that influences customers and drives growth.
- Opportunities to build storytelling, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong visibility and collaboration across multiple teams.
- Salary, private healthcare, a target‑based bonus, and a rewards package.
- Day off on your birthday, free smoothies, and other employee perks.
We value diversity and want a workplace where people from all backgrounds thrive. If this role sounds right for you, we encourage you to apply before we close early due to high interest.
Category Executive - 6 month FTC in London employer: Innocent Drinks
At innocent, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that fosters creativity and collaboration. As a Category Executive, you'll have the unique opportunity to influence commercial growth across Europe while developing your skills in storytelling and data analysis. With benefits like private healthcare, a target-based bonus, and even a day off on your birthday, we ensure our employees feel valued and supported in their professional journey.
