Customer Category Manager, Grocery Online and Convenience

at  General Mills

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Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.
Job Description:

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Grocery e-Commerce experience - demonstrate your performance in 3yrs & with customer-facing experience
Growth Mindset: Situational agility, problem-solving and challenging the norm
Category: Strategy creation and execution planning with retailers
Network Development: Internal and external contact matrix cross functionally
Engaging & Influencing: At retailers and cross functional partners
Communication: Strong, succinct communicator & storyteller. Confident verbal presenter
Proactive leadership & works well in ambiguity

WHAT YOUR ROLE IS

Reporting to the Marketing Director, the Customer Category Manager role will focus on driving growth across Grocery Online & Convenience channels. The successful candidate will partner with Sales & Marketing to create growth initiatives as part of joint business plans & then influence internally & externally to execute them. This role will also be responsible for reporting performance across these channels & sharing insights across the wider business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with Marketing Director & Sales Director to develop Convenience & Online strategic action plan
Lead online & convenience engagement and execution across all brands across Grocery (Asda, Sainsburys, Morrisons, Waitrose & Co-Op) both internally & externally
Develop depth & breadth of contacts at retailers who are key stakeholders and/or enablers at multiple levels
Execute General Mills strategic projects & ensure ongoing execution & tracking of same plans & inclusion of specific online & convenience action plans
Develop & lead reporting of internal & external performance across Convenience & Online
Lead research & provide insights and expertise in channel development through data & attending industry events
Step change AGS scores on e-Commerce metrics
Line management of a Digital Shelf Executive