Category Industrial Placement (12-Months)

Works alongside the Tesco and One Stop category manager to support retailers in understanding and developing ideas for the Soft Drinks category through data analysis and insight generation. It focuses on providing unbiased, evidence-based insights into customer behaviour, category trends and product performance to inform balanced decision-making. The placement offers practical experience in analytical, organisational and stakeholder-collaboration skills through internal and external collaboration.

• Assist in data analysis and insight generation to guide retailer decision-making, using sales data, retailer loyalty card data and market trends to support effective category performance.
• Regularly update performance dashboards to reflect the latest sales, market share and category performance metrics.
• Track and report key performance indicators to evaluate category initiatives and identify areas for improvement.
• Analyse and monitor industry trends, customer behaviour and competitor activities to identify emerging opportunities or threats, providing timely insights internally and to the retailer.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Field Operations to support execution of category strategies and alignment across departments.
• Assist in preparing and presenting range reviews and brand plans with data-driven insights and recommendations to optimise category growth within the retailer.

• Good organisation, time management and attention to detail, including the ability to juggle multiple tasks, prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment and ensure accuracy in reports, data analysis and presentations.
• A genuine passion for data analysis, with comfort analysing trends, identifying patterns and using data to support decision-making, plus a keen eye for numbers and trends.
• Self-motivated and driven, proactive in seeking opportunities to add value and focused on delivering results when managing own projects.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to be approachable and communicate effectively with different stakeholders internally and externally.
• Strong presentation skills, with the ability to create compelling presentations that clearly communicate data insights, strategic recommendations and market trends internally and externally.

• Practical experience in analytical, organisational and stakeholder-collaboration skills.
• Hands-on exposure to business decision-making processes.
• Development of commercial, analytical and stakeholder-management skills through interaction with internal teams and potential external partners.