Central Category Planning Manager: Frozen & Chilled, Plant Based & Party Food

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Central Category Planning Manager - Frozen. This role will see the successful candidate lead change by using customer, commercial and market insight to develop the category strategy for range, commercial growth, price, promotion, merchandising and customer communication. Leading and representing the category in future growth and new product development projects, setting the category up for sustainable growth long term, ensuring that they deliver a great proposition for our customers, community and planet. You will be responsible for: Using category insight to define and execute a multi-channel category strategy (space, range, price, promos), creating a market leading customer proposition that drives sales and market share Defining a clear multi-channel and cross format plan that maxes the mix and achieves category objectives Standing over price and price health in line with agreed category plans Defining the category trade plan to deliver a great offer for our customers in line with feature space principles Delivering customer-facing activity across all channels (range reviews, promotions and events) to critical path Managing image coverage online and over-see product data quality (taxonomy, search terms etc.) Accountability for ensuring the range delivers against customer needs (Price, Serving, Tier, Need State) and operational requirements e.g. availability Working across Supplier, Customer and Dunnhumby teams to deliver Customer activation in store and online. Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all my training so that I have zero GSCOP breaches. Follow our Business Code of Conduct and always act with integrity and due diligence Ensuring all supplier agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt, and leading a culture of compliance within my team Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence You will need: Strong analytical and data interpretation skills Strong Influencing and communication skills Experience of building cross-functional relationships across the business Highly inquisitive with passion for the customer Proven track record of making decisions on customer and market data #LI - EF1 #LI - Hybrid What's in it for you: We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more! Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) Private medical insurance 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing About us: Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco. We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you. NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date. 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