Grocery Category Development Manager (12 Month Secondment)

Job DescriptionAre you looking for new challenges and within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect?Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing?Will you make an impact with your desire to win?Grocery Category Development ManagerLocation - UxbridgeContract - 12 Month SecondmentWhat you become part of:In an increasingly competitive and challenging market place, at CCEP we see the role of the Category Development Manager as pivotal to delivering our business performance. The team''s primary objective is to deliver an inspiring and insightful vision for the Soft Drinks category, today and in the future.In order to unlock growth we need our team to be strategic, long term focused, analytical and great influencers to work in partnership with our customers and key internal stakeholders. Reporting in to the Senior Category Manager you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a category strategy to unlock growth potential in a Grocery customer.CCEP Category Development is ranked #2 in the Advantage Group Survey by Home customers.What to expect:Your primary responsibilities will include: Support in the development of a clear vision for the Soft Drinks category, creating a framework for growth with a clear and relevant category strategy for all Home environments and key customersDevelop strategic plans with a Grocery customer that identify opportunities to drive performanceDrive CCEP strategic thinking and value creation story by engaging with Buyers, Merchandisers and Category DirectorsRoll out range relays, macro space resets, future thinking around channel strategies and Customer Business Planning DaysEstablish and maintain a mutually beneficial customer contact strategy and help broaden our engagement with our Home customersWork in collaboration with key internal stakeholders (including National Accounts, R&MGM and Insights) to ensure alignment and execution against the category and brand strategiesEnsure delivery of quality category analysis reports, delivering insight to our customers on a regular basisSkills & Experience:We are encouraging applications from candidates who have previous experience of collaborating with large grocery customers, are highly numerate, analyticalIn-depth knowledge of Nielsen, GfK and other data providersDrive for innovation & change: always seek and try to achieve the next level of Category DevelopmentDemonstrate passion, ownership and resilience for growing the categoryAbility to influence diverse stakeholder groupsStrong listening and influencing skills at various levels within the organisation and with customersResilience, determination, and drive are keyPrevious Category Management experience and strong knowledge of the Home channel is desirableExcellent communication, presentation and influencing skillsThe closing date for applications is 24/10/25. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure you are considered for this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the worlds most loved drinks.We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise weve got some way to go, but well get there with the support of our people. Its them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what its like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here tospeak to an insiderWe recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If thats true for you please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.

Created: 2025-10-20