Red Bull UK is recruiting for a Category Management Lead – OTG and Impulse FTC 12 Months, to be based within the UK.

The Red Bull Category Team offers best-in-class Soft Drinks Category management – with advice to grow total BOS and FOS soft drinks, as well as specific expertise within Energy & Sports drinks. We achieve this through industry-leading insights and a constant focus on the future.

The Category Lead for OTG and Grocery leads a team of 2 Category Managers and 1 Category Specialist, with the input KPI of driving more collaboration and deeper customer relationships, and the output KPI of perfect store – with a focus on excellent main placement execution.

The Lead will ensure our business influences not just at the Buyer level but, as we develop our soft drinks expertise, they will also influence at the Buying Manager and Category Director levels within our most strategic and competitive accounts.

As well as coaching the team and driving the senior-level contact strategy, the lead will also develop and drive our long-term category strategy – with a focus both on the Category Vision and the underpinning market conditions that drive our operational environment, e.g., HFSS, DRS, Soft Drink Industry Levy.

A successful candidate will maintain and build our independent relationships with our customer partners, ultimately seeking to be a trusted part of the customer team and captain for the category.