Category Management Opportunities in Filey

We're building our Category team. At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to smiles, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values - Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality - shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do.

We're growing our team and we are recruiting for a couple of positions. Whether you have experience in Retail or Foodservice Category, we want to hear from you.

Our Category function spans multiple channels - from working with major supermarkets and grocery retail to supporting pubs, bars and restaurants on the foodservice side. Different roles, shared goals.

Across our Category Manager roles, you can typically expect to:

• Use data and insight to identify commercial opportunities and craft winning category strategies
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with customers to help them grow - and grow McCain alongside them
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain to develop and land compelling, insight-led plans
• Champion category and brand leadership, turning data into action and ideas into results
• Shape and execute category initiatives, NPD sell-ins, and strategic plans that deliver sustainable, profitable growth
• Be the voice of the category internally and the trusted advisor externally - influencing at all levels

The kinds of roles we hire for across Category include:

• Retail Category - partnering with major grocery customers, using insight to drive range, space, merchandising and activation strategies
• Foodservice Category - helping pubs, bars, restaurants and contract caterers find the best way to put our products on their menus
• Customer & Shopper - translating shopper behaviour and market trends into actionable plans
• Category Strategy - building the longer-term thinking that keeps McCain ahead of the market

We're not hiring to a single profile - Category is a broad and exciting space. But the things that make McCainers successful in this world tend to include:

• Experience in a Category, Shopper or Insight role within FMCG, food, or a closely related industry
• Strong analytical skills - you're comfortable with data and know how to turn numbers into a compelling narrative
• A commercial mindset - you understand what drives growth for both McCain and our customers
• The ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders internally and externally
• Curiosity, energy and a genuine passion for food and category thinking
• An FMCG background, ideally with exposure to both retail and foodservice environments - although we welcome a range of experiences

Benefits of the role include:

• An achievable yearly bonus based on personal performance.
• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
• Flexible holidays - where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Optional health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• 'Chips In' Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe
• Opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future

Why join the McCain family?

• Your Life - we're here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
• Your Success - work alongside passionate, ambitious people who are committed to supporting your career growth.
• Your Impact - we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.

We're big believers in the power of working together in person - it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognise the importance of flexibility, with most office-based roles following a hybrid working model.

Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.

Interested? Click Apply to register your interest in our Category positions and someone from our TA team will be in touch to have an initial conversation.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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.