Job Introduction
Global Travel Retail (GTR) is the shop window to the world! Exceptionally showcasing our iconic and award-winning luxury spirits portfolio across international airport stores and cruise ships. The future is extremely bright for our premium and luxury spirits portfolio within the travel retail channel, and this role will be critical to the success of our growth plans.
Main Responsibility
We are seeking an experienced Category Manager to drive brand performance and growth by analysing market trends, customer data and shopper insights in order to shape and implement category recommendations in the trade. You will work closely with account teams to turn shopper and retailer data into actionable insights that elevate our Gin and Malt brands with key global customers. This role involves leading the category agenda, delivering strategic presentations, and identifying opportunities to increase brand visibility and profitability across airports and other travel retail channels.
Our Ideal Candidate
You must be a data-driven individual with strong commercial acumen, excellent communication skills, and experience in category management. You thrive on turning insights into actionable strategies to drive business growth while fostering strong relationships internally and externally. Occasional international travel is a requirement, you’ll have a strong cultural awareness and the ability to speak more than one language is a benefit but not essential.
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare for employees (including dependents), dental cover and annual health screenings.
- Pension provision for local nationals is addressed by the statutory Central Provident Fund (CPF). Alternative pension arrangements are available for non-locals.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Private Life Assurance and Total Permanent Disability cover.
- Product allowance so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands with your family and friends.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim funding each year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.
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