Category Industrial Placement (12-Months)

Location: London, England, gb Department: Sales Employment Type: {'id': 'permanent', 'label': 'Full-time'}

Company Description

Red Bull UK is currently recruiting for a Category Industrial Placement (12-Months) to be based in London, UK.

The purpose of the Category Management Industry Placement role is to work alongside the Tesco and One Stop category manager to support the retailers with understanding and development of ideas for the Soft Drinks category through data analysis and insight generation. The role focuses on providing unbiased, evidence-based insights of customer behaviour, category trends, and product performance, helping to inform balanced decision-making. The placement gives the student practical experience in analytical, organisational, and stakeholder-collaboration skills both internally and externally.

Every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. We take a people-first approach to hiring, ensuring that every application receives thoughtful consideration. However, due to the expected volume of applications this process may take a little longer than usual, so we appreciate your patience. In the meantime, we encourage you to explore the world of Red Bull!

Job Description

Support the Category Management Team

Assist in data analysis and generating insights to guide decision-making for the retailer. This involves working with sales data, retailer loyalty card data and market trends to ensure effective category performance.

Dashboard Maintenance and KPI Tracking

Help to regularly update performance dashboards, ensuring they reflect the latest sales, market share, and category performance metrics. Regularly track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the success of category initiatives and identify areas for improvement.

Market, Customer, and Competitor Trend Monitoring

Analyse and monitor industry trends, customer behaviour, and competitor activities to identify emerging opportunities or potential threats to the category. This includes staying up to date with market changes and providing timely insights both internally and to the retailer.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with teams from Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Field Operations to support the execution of category strategies, helping to ensure alignment across different departments for successful category execution.

Contribute to Range Reviews and Brand Planning

Assist in the preparation and presentation of range reviews and brand plans by providing data-driven insights and recommendations to optimize category growth within the retailer.

Develop Analytical, Commercial, and Stakeholder-Management Skills

Through hands-on involvement in projects, gain valuable exposure to business decision-making processes, allowing you to build strong commercial and analytical expertise. Additionally, develop stakeholder-management skills by interacting with internal teams and potentially external partners, gaining insight into how to communicate effectively with diverse business functions.

Qualifications

Good Organization, Time Management, and Attention to Detail: Ability to juggle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail ensures accuracy in reports, data analysis, and presentations.

Love of Data Analysis: A genuine passion for working with data and turning it into actionable insights. You’ll need to be comfortable analysing trends, identifying patterns, and using data to support decision-making processes. A keen eye for numbers and trends is essential to help drive category strategies and inform key business decisions.

Self-Motivated and Driven: Proactive in seeking out opportunities to add value. Self-motivated to stay focused and deliver results, especially when managing your own projects.

Great Interpersonal Skills / Relationship-Building: Strong ability to build relationships both internally and externally. Being approachable and having the ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders.

Strong Presentation Skills: Ability to create compelling presentations that clearly communicate data insights, strategic recommendations, and market trends both internally and externally.

Additional Information

PERFORMANCE GOALS

Confidently Delivering High-Quality Category Presentations: Take ownership of preparing and presenting category insights and strategies to internal teams and external partners. You will need to confidently communicate complex data and trends, making them easily understandable and actionable. Your presentations should be well-structured, engaging, and tailored to the audience, ensuring that key stakeholders are aligned and informed to drive category growth.

Supporting on Range Reviews and Internal/External Projects: Support in the development of range reviews with data-driven insights and recommendations. You will assist in evaluating existing product offerings, identifying gaps, and helping shape future product strategies. Additionally, you’ll support both internal initiatives and external collaborations, ensuring projects are completed on time and align with overall business objectives.

Building Strong Working Relationships with Internal and External Stakeholders: Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, both within the organization and with the retailers.

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.