Want to work for a global organisation that focuses on health & hygiene? A company where there are Plenty® of opportunities to develop and grow? If so lets TORK®……
There are @Plenty of reasons to work at Essity:
High reaching starting salary with annual reviews
Pension 10% employer contribution
Bonus opportunity
Holidays starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, with flexible bank holiday options and opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days PA
Staff product and discounts
Essity Rewards (online and in-store shopping discounts)
Are you a passionate category management specialist? Do you have experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers to ensure category growth?
Essity is looking for a Category Manager to be part of an international and innovative health and hygiene company with market leading brands such as Plenty, Cushelle, Bodyform & TENA. In return, we would welcome your experience in uncovering insights to build strong category growth recommendations for Essity & our customers.
You would be joining a friendly, professional and committed marketing team based in Manchester. This role is offered with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days onsite at our office in Didsbury Manchester and 2 days working from home.
This role is all about building strong, collaborative relationships with our internal stakeholders and customers. As Category Manager you will help to deploy the category vision and identify relevant category opportunities for the business and your retailers. You will deliver range reviews with your customers and provide customer data-based insight to steer new product development and positioning, as well as identifying clear and achievable opportunities.
You’ll be the shopper expert and build shopper metrics into your recommendations aligned to our customer’s category strategy.
Being insights driven you will cascade monthly reports tracking the market, brands, channel and retailer performance, causes and effects to your customers and key Essity stakeholders. You’ll be providing actionable recommendations for corrective action or optimisation versus targets
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
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Application End Date:08 Apr 2026Job Requisition ID:Essity269880
What We Do
Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company, breaking barriers to well-being. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, is to enable customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.
Our leading global brands include TENA, Tork, Actimove, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 36,000 employees. Net sales in 2022 amounted to approximately SEK 156bn (EUR 15bn). The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity
