Red Bull UK is currently recruiting for a Category Manager - Morrisons (18 Months FTC) to be based across the UK.
The Red Bull Category Team offer best in class, retailer-specific, advice to grow subcategory sales, category sales and total store/digital sales. We do this through industry-leading insights and a constant focus on what’s next. The purpose of this role is to drive Total Soft Drinks and Energy category sales and profit with strategic Grocery customers through externally facing, practical Category Management initiatives and customer understanding. Furthermore, the successful candidate will maintain and build our independent relationships with our customer partners, ultimately seeking to be a trusted part of the customer team/captain for the category.
Job DescriptionData
- Providing data-driven insights, analyses and recommendations to strategic customers that optimise long-term category growth by positively shaping strategy on: Range & Distribution/Space, Merchandising & Availability/Use of Digital/Price & Promotions.
CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
- Developing effective, credible relationships within strategic customers with: Buyer & Buying Manager/Category Merchandising Manager/Category Marketing Manager/Anyone else who will help to deliver the above
- Building strong, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders particularly within your central business unit
CATEGORY STRATEGY
- Designing, implementing and measuring trials that test category building initiatives.
- Being a lead voice in every key range review in soft drinks – and ensuring decisions are made with the shopper in mind, and with the best possible insights.
- Working towards Soft Drinks Captaincy in key partner accounts by effectively being an extra member of the customer team and providing ongoing independent thought leadership and analysis.
- Being a part of the overall Red Bull Category Team and delivering new category insight projects to drive our total business forward, e.g. emerging macro trends.
Ideally solid experience in a category, sales, or retail function.
Customer facing experience desirable.
Grocery experience desirable
Performance Goals
Ensuring space and distribution targets at fixture are met
Excellent management of how our space and distribution is utilised
Provision of key, strategic insights with customers throughout the year
At Red Bull, we exist to give people wiiings. To achieve that, we recognise the value that comes from having a highly diverse workforce that has the freedom and responsibility to realise their ideas and seize opportunities. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills, potential and talent: everyone is welcome here.
Skills Required
- Experience in category management, sales, or retail
- Customer-facing experience
- Grocery industry experience
Red Bull Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Red Bull and has not been reviewed or approved by Red Bull.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is characterized by comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans alongside robust mental health access, including up to 25 free coaching/therapy sessions and digital physical therapy. Wellness initiatives such as gym subsidies, on-site fitness classes, and Fit For Flight further enhance overall healthcare value.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid family leave, incentives for healthy pregnancies, coverage for doulas/midwives, free breast milk shipment, and caregiving resources like subsidized back-up care. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement up to $25,000 and parenting support tools broaden accessibility across family stages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is positioned as generous, typically ranging from 20–30 days annually, with Red Bull North America noted at 36 days. A paid holiday schedule complements vacation and leave options.
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What We Do
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