Category Executive

Based - St Albans, AL1 2RE (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full Time

Join Premier Foods — where people, brands and purpose come together.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain’s best‑loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK’s top three ambient food suppliers. From much‑loved household names such as Mr Kipling, Bisto, Oxo, Batchelors and Sharwoods, to our recently welcomed brands Fuel10k and Merchant Gourmet, our portfolio is packed with iconic favourites — and continues to grow.

Role purpose

As a Category Executive, you'll be at the heart of driving category growth and commercial success for Premier Foods across a portfolio of key customers.

Working closely with customer-facing teams and internal stakeholders, you'll turn shopper, market and category insights into compelling growth opportunities. You'll use data, trends and commercial thinking to influence decision-making, shape winning category strategies, and help deliver standout performance for both Premier Foods and our customers.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining analysis with action—partnering with teams across the business, uncovering opportunities, and making a real impact on category growth and customer success.

This is a commercially focused Category Growth role, centred on insight, influence and customer partnership—rather than procurement activities.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting range reviews, helping protect core business and drive NPD opportunities
• Building strong relationships with buyers and merchandisers to support category decision-making
• Bringing the voice of the retailer into internal strategy discussions
• Delivering insight-led recommendations to support sales and account teams
• Analysing category and customer performance using data sources such as Kantar and IRI
• Tracking distribution, shelf space and availability to identify growth opportunities
• Creating clear, concise reports and presentations using retailer tools (e.g. IRI HIVE)
• Supporting key seasonal events (e.g. Christmas, Easter) through analysis and evaluation
• Balancing priorities across immediate customer needs and longer-term strategy

What we need from you

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, analytical and commercially curious:

• • A proactive, enthusiastic mindset with a passion for driving growth
  • Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data (Excel essential)
  • Ability to turn insight into clear, compelling storytelling
  • Good commercial awareness and understanding of business impact
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders
  • A collaborative team player who builds strong relationships across teams

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Sharesave Scheme
• EV Car Scheme
• Private Medical
• Up to 7.5% pension
• Life assurance
• Wide range of online and in-house training
• Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.