Marketing - Category Manager

Location:              Close to either our site in Hamilton, Scotland or our site in Manchester

Shift:                Monday to Friday       

Salary:             Competitive + Benefits & Car Allowance

we have an exciting opportunity for a Category Manager to work within our Group Commercial team here at Finsbury Food Group.

Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards, and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. We make 75% of the UK’s sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes This is what we do, and why we’re in business. Baking brilliance makes every day special.

Be the voice of the shopper. Shape the future of our categories. Drive growth through insight.

Are you a commercially savvy Category Manager ready to make a real impact? At Finsbury Food Group, we’re looking for an experienced and proactive individual to lead one of our key category strategies — from development to implementation, with a sharp focus on shopper and consumer trends, profitable growth, and collaboration across key customers.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the development, socialisation, and delivery of a dynamic, insight-driven Category Strategy.

• Own and manage Finsbury’s category relationships with key grocery retail accounts to support profitable growth.

• Partner with our Brand Team to bring category, market, and consumer insight to life – driving innovation and growth across our brand and licensed product portfolio.

• Create compelling selling stories in collaboration with Sales, Marketing and NPD teams.

• Represent the voice of the shopper and consumer, using data and insights to guide strategic decisions.

• Deliver engaging, insight-led category presentations to customers and internal stakeholders alike.

What you’ll bring:

Essential:

• 2+ years in a customer-facing FMCG Category Management or Customer Marketing role (ideally with major UK retailers).

• Strong experience with category tools (EPOS, Nielsen/Kantar, shopper insight, merchandising, and space planning).

• Commercial acumen and the ability to flex plans to meet both internal and customer targets.

• Confidence in delivering data-driven recommendations to cross-functional teams and customers.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.

• P&L understanding and sound Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Excel) skills.

• Degree qualified and a full, clean driving license.

Desirable:

• Bakery category experience.

• Familiarity with retailer loyalty card data platforms.

Who you’ll work with:

You’ll collaborate closely with our Category Team, Brand Managers, Business Managers, Account Execs, and Development Account Managers – working together to bring our product portfolio to life in the most compelling way possible.