Category Executive

Category | Leeds | Full Time | Permanent

We are Dr. Oetker. Since our beginnings, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts at the core of our business, as well as digital platforms and services – we create the "Taste of Home" for millions around the world with you.

Are you ready for a new challenge? Then take your next step.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Great news! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Category Executive to join our Category Team working within our Discount Retail & Away From Home Channel.

We’re looking for someone who can turn data into compelling, story-based insights for our customers, while building strong relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!

A career at Dr. Oetker will provide you with:  

• Opportunity to work across both Pizza and Cake, giving you an excellent grounding of our product ranges and our channels.
• Autonomy to own customer relationships, influencing product range, merchandising, pricing and innovation.
• A varied, structured training programme and consistent investment in improving your skills – setting you up for a successful career in Category!   

What You Bring:

• Some experience in a commercial role and proficiency in Microsoft Office systems, particularly Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to create clear recommendations from large datasets and enjoy building relationships with a wide range of people.
• A can-do attitude, a willingness to learn and take ownership, and put the customer and consumer at the centre of everything you do.

The role will be based from our Leeds Head Office (Thorpe Park, Leeds) and we are currently working to a hybrid working model where 2/3 days per week are home working. You do need to be able to commute to our Leeds Head Office, Leyland Production site and other external locations for face-to-face collaboration and to meet business requirements.             

What We Offer:

The Category Executive role offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including:

• Hybrid working pattern (minimum of 2 days a week office based)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Free life assurance 4x annual salary
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)
• Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)
• Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)
• Annual healthy heart MOT’s
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• State of the art office environment with free wifi, tea, coffee, fruit and snacks
• Onsite free car park
• Employee referral scheme (£350 per referral, you’ll want to tell your friends and family all about us!)
• Incentivised employee suggestion schemes
• Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye test vouchers
• A great place to work and access to our cake & pizza products!