Category Manager

YOU

As our Category Manager you’ll be part of a fun and vibrant team where you’ll bring your strategic and analytical skills to create our Centre of Excellence Playbook, including Range, Space, Feature, Back and Front of Store Category Strategies and create the perfect execution playbook for all Channels and Customers in the UK.  You’ll get to work with a variety of people in our brand and sales organisations and help to shape the direction of both Suntory and our performance within Channel and Customer.  It’s also a role where you can truly create an execution powerhouse for 2025 and beyond into the future.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

• Creating the Suntory Centre of Excellence Execution Playbook.
• Creating compelling Front and Back of Store Strategies and Execution Plans.
• Focusing on our Physical Availability Strategy & Execution Plans for our 25 and MTP horizon (3 years).
• Creating solid, credible internal relationships with commercial and brand colleagues
• Using a range of qual and quant data to deliver rounded insight and recommendations
• Tailoring the Category Strategy with our customers to engage and deliver long-term scalable competitive advantage and growth.
• Implement and deliver strategic, category-focused projects, e.g. deep dives into promotions, underperforming segments, range and space optimization
• Creating a Store Vision for the future to help influence and partner with our customers.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Suntory is a fast moving, agile and entrepreneurial business that is home to some of the nations most loved brands. The Suntory Group is one of the largest soft drinks companies and among the world’s leading consumer products companies. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages enjoyed by millions across the globe

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• You’ll have category leadership experience gained in FMCG
• Turning macro, category, shopper and consumer data into actionable insight
• Transitioning insight into action and delivery
• Strong analytical skills
• Able to learn and extract actionable insight from a number of data sources e.g. Nielsen, iRi, Kantar, Mintel, Aimia, Dunnhumby, Sales Out
• Leadership of projects across multiple teams
• Ability to engage customers and stakeholders in a strategic agenda
• Demonstrated strategic and category thought leadership
• Ability to create and deliver compelling category selling stories based on insight

YOUR FUTURE WITH US

Joining Suntory isn’t just about taking on a role, it’s about embarking on a career journey. You have the opportunity to work with talented, inspiring and authentic leaders and have the freedom to dream big and go for it (Yatte Minahare). At Suntory you’ll find a supportive work environment that values work life balance and that will help you realise your full potential and grow for good. Our People and Culture team are a team that genuinely care about creating a great experience for our employees and we would love you to be part of it.

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.