Category and Insight Manager

The OpportunityJoin a market-leading premium food brand with ambitious growth plans.As the Category and Insight Manager, you will lead the innovation agenda and identify opportunities beyond the brand''s core categories.Use consumer, shopper, and category insights to shape a commercially successful innovation pipeline.Work closely with senior leadership to influence strategic business decisions.Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office.Key ResponsibilitiesLead innovation projects from opportunity identification through to launch.Use consumer, shopper, and category insights to uncover trends, whitespace, and innovation opportunities.Develop and refine product concepts, propositions, and innovation pipelines.Design and manage consumer testing programmes to validate concepts and support innovation decisions.Build compelling business cases and recommendations for senior stakeholders.Partner with Marketing, Commercial, NPD, and Operations teams to deliver successful innovation projects.Support stage-gate processes and ensure projects remain commercially viable.What We''re Looking ForProven experience in an innovation-focused FMCG role, ideally within food.Strong background in concept development, consumer insight, and consumer testing.Experience identifying and developing opportunities in new or adjacent categories.Ability to turn consumer insight into commercially successful innovation.Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.Commercially minded with ..... full job details .....