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td { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; } .compact li, .sfpanel ul li { line-height: 100%; background: none; list-style-type: disc; padding: 0 0 3px 0; } .sfpanel ul { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 20px; margin: 0; } ul, menu, dir { -webkit-padding-start: 16px; } ul { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 20px; margin: 0; } 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. About Us Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart. What awaits you? It's up to you! At. Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you? 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! JOIN THE TASTE. About the Role We have a fantastic opportunity for a Category Manager to join our Pizza Category Team. We’re looking for someone who can translate shopper and consumer insights into actionable category strategies, build strong retailer relationships, and deliver compelling, insight-led recommendations that drive sales growth and maximise the visibility and performance of our Pizza brands. As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time! If this sounds like the role for you and you’d like to explore a taste of success, we’d love to hear from you. A career at Dr. Oetker will provide you with: A supportive team which encourages you to grow and develop professionally. A challenging yet motivating role, gaining experience working on category leading brands. Opportunities to learn and develop new skills. About You Communication & relationships – You’re a natural people connector with strong interpersonal skills, able to build trust and positive relationships at all levels. Experience in a corporate office environment is essential. Drive & initiative – You’re organised, proactive and thrive on taking ownership. You use data well and turn this into actionable insights . Challenge & Influence – You are confident in challenging & influencing with confidence at all levels across the business IT skills: You are highly competent in Microsoft Office including Excel and Powerpoint, as well as data systems such as Circana, Nielsen & Kantar, experience in retailer data systems would be a great advantage. 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. Benefits The Category Manager role offers a competitive salary alongside additional benefits including: Company Car Scheme (or alternative car allowance) Hybrid working pattern (minimum of 2 days a week office based) 27 days annual leave allowance 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!) 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! Next Steps Click “Apply now” to submit your application. For any enquiries, we’re available at [email protected] . We look forward to your online application. Just click the "Apply now" button, and you're good to go. Still have questions? Then please feel free to reach out to us directly. Dr. Oetker is an equal opportunities employer. We continuously work to shape and live in a corporate culture where everyone feels welcome. At Dr. Oetker, your personality and qualifications are what count. Not gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, and identity. Dr. Oetker (UK) Limited