Login to Apply

Do you want to develop your career with a global and dynamic FMCG company?

Do you want to be part of a growing team that will be leading the direction around how to unlock catego-ry and commercial growth?

Arla Foods are currently looking to recruit a Category Executive to join our growing Customer Category team.

How will you make an impact?

In this role you will be part of the Category Development function and will be based at our head office in Leeds.

As Category Executive you will be responsible for analysing data and working cross functionally, to cre-ate a clear category led customer plan delivering growth for the Customer and Arla.

What will the role look like?

• Within your categories/customers, tailoring, planning and executing short, medium and long term category growth plans, securing long term engagement and execution with customers leading to mutual growth.

• Combine market, shopper and customer insights to identify growth opportunities and execute these through outstanding category leadership initiatives.

• Collaborate closely within the function and also within the wider sales and marketing function to step change our customer execution.

• Ensure Arla’s growth plans and initiatives are converted into brilliant execution that drives growth, positively impacts shopper behaviours and continues to build our Dairy credentials within the in-dustry.

• Supporting the broader category team with ad hoc projects

What do you need to succeed?

To be successful in this role you will be a graduate-level, or have at least one years’ experience in a cate-gory or sales role within FMCG company or retailer. You will have good organisational and numerical skills with and will also be skilled at building relationships and influencing internal and external stakehold-ers.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary (salary discussed at application stage)

• 26 days holiday & Bank Holidays

• Hybrid & Flexible working

• Pension contribution matched up to 6%

• 4 x annual salary life assurance

• Free to use onsite Gym

• Access to discounted products in our Staff Shop

• People agenda commitment to training and development (internal & external)

• Most importantly - Cheese hamper at Christmas

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency owner-ship and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency's terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels