Category Manager

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in London is seeking a Category Manager to drive growth across its Beauty, Oral & Personal Care Brands. This temporary position requires a degree and a minimum of 5 years' experience in Category Management within FMCG. You will lead category development, manage shopper insights, and formulate customer strategies. Strong analytical skills and experience with Circana and Kantar data are essential. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive package including 24 days of annual leave and a pension match up to 9%.

Benefits

24 days annual leave

Pension matched up to 9%

Discretionary annual bonus

Life assurance cover

Membership of a health cash plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Category Management, ideally within FMCG.
• Proven experience using Circana and Kantar data.
• Strong knowledge of the UK retail landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of Category Development and shopper insights.
• Formulate customer strategies and trade plans.
• Own day-to-day management of the Circana database.

Skills

Numerical and analytical capability

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Advanced Microsoft Office skills

Category insight generation

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Circana

Kantar

Job description

Category Manager page is loaded## Category Managerlocations: London, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition id: R2026-14708A collective energy and ambition. A place where you can make a real difference.We’re a company that genuinely cares about our people, our products, our consumers and the environment.Our unique, informal culture champions courage, determination and collaboration. Knowing we have an open and supportive team means each of us has the freedom to take responsibility and ownership. We have a shared passion to work hard, innovate and push boundaries.United by the belief that when we strive for growth, anything is possible. While we might not be the largest company in our industry, we believe we can have the biggest impact because: Together We Have the Power to Win.**If the answer is yes - then look no further as Church & Dwight UK Ltd have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Category Manager** working across our Beauty, Oral & Personal Care Brands.**This is a temporary position for 9 months due to start February 2026. The role is based at our London Euston office with hybrid working available.**As Category Manager, you will lead all aspects of Category Development, owning category reviews, shopper insights and data-led recommendations. You will work closely with Sales, Marketing and Shopper Marketing teams to develop compelling channel and retailer plans across brands and customers. This role is pivotal in driving category growth and maximising sales performance across our UK customer base.**Key Responsibilities** **include:*** **Identify and develop** actionable category and shopper data insights to drive growth* **Formulate** customer strategies, tactics and supporting trade plans in partnership with Sales* **Ensure** customer plans align with brand, category and retailer strategies* **Own** day-to-day management of the Circana database* **Deliver** continuous and ad-hoc analysis using Circana data sources* **Build** high-impact customer presentations for range reviews, including product, space and merchandising recommendations* **Develop and execute** category management plans across UK retailers* **Ensure** best-in-class execution and post-activity review in collaboration with the Shopper Marketing Manager* **Utilise** a variety of sources to glean insights to support trade deck creation & category strategy development* **Develop** instore planograms and instore merchandising recommendationsThe ideal candidate should be **educated to degree level** and have a **minimum of 5 years' experience in Category Management, ideally within FMCG**. You should possess strong numerical and analytical capability and be comfortable working with granular data. Have proven experience using Circana and Kantar data. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative, cross-functional working style. Be able to demonstrate advanced Microsoft Office Skills. Solid experience in Category Management and Shopper Insight, with the ability to turn insight into creative, effective retail solutions. Have strong knowledge of the UK retail landscape, with experience working with major multiples and high street retailers, particularly Boots and Superdrug.In return we offer a competitive package, including 24 days annual leave, a pension matched up to 9%, discretionary annual bonus, life assurance cover and membership of a health cash plan. For more information on our company, our brands and our culture visit us at When applying for a role and sending your cv, you understand that the Company will hold your personal data in relation to your prospective employment and will process that data for legitimate business reasons within the requirements of UK data protection laws currently in effect and as they become applicable, including the Data Protection Act 1998, the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)) and any successor legislation. .