About Harrys 

Harrys started in 2013 with a specific goal: disrupt the shaving industry by creating an innovative, everyday product at a fair price. Since then, Harrys has expanded to Canada & Europe, developed relationships with retailers such as Target & Walmart, expanded our grooming brand into a personal care powerhouse, launched two new brands including Flamingo & Cat Person, & made our first brand acquisition with Lum. 

The key to our success? Our amazing people. From chemists, mechanical engineers, CX associates, to creative directors, sourcing managers, & logistics specialists, the Harrys team is composed of some of the most brilliant, diverse, & humble people youll ever meet. 

Our brands answer unmet consumer needs, but our company is a place of inclusion & innovation that attracts some of the brightest minds across industries, geographies, & backgrounds. Whether we have a team of 5 or 500, our core values & our startup mentality remain; we value continuous improvement & learning, teamwork & collaboration, creative problem solving, & open & direct dialogue & feedback.

*The Harry's Inc working model is in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday*

About Retail within Harrys 

Since launching online as a direct to consumer brand we have been blown away by the customers response. The brands success in the US led to an online UK launch in May 2017, followed by retail launches in the US, UK, EU & Canada to complement the direct to consumer offering.

We began our UK retail journey in April 2019 by partnering with the UKs No1 Health & Beauty retailer, Boots as our official launch partner. Having transformed Boots category performance we used this platform to further expand within Health & Beauty & into Grocery as well, launching with Sainsburys at the end of 2019 pathing the way for further grocery expansion in 2021. Weve since launched into all major UK retailers representing over 90% of the market.

Having blown past Wilkinson sword to become the no.2 brand in UK Shave, & expanding into multiple male grooming categories, weve cemented our credentials as a major male grooming brand & are quickly becoming a household name in the UK.

About the Role

As the owner of our World of data the Category Manager is the source of truth for shopper, category & market trends. They are responsible for identifying near & long term trends & making clear recommendations back to the business to realise our commercial ambitions in Intl.

The role is highly cross functional working in lock-step with the Retail team acting as an impartial category consultant externally with our retail partners to help align our strategies & realise our growth ambitions in Intl. The role forms part of the CIA team that reports into the Head of Brand alongside the insights manager & the commercial analyst. 

**This is a hybrid-first role - candidates must be located in or around London & be able to commute to our office 2 days per week**

Heres what youll accomplish: Internal / External: 50 / 50*

• Identify risks & opportunities at a macro & category level, informing Intl pricing, product & promotional strategy accordingly to ensure commercial success of the omnichannel business.
• Be the go-to  for market,  category  & shopper data for all XF stakeholders across the Int'l team.
• Autonomously owns our world of market, category, retailer & shopper data making sure we continue to have appropriate visibility of shoppers & competitors to contextualise our performance & react to key trends.
• Category Leadership: tasked with keeping a seat at the table with retailers. Offering impartial category recommendations & tailoring Intl strategy to meet the needs of our retailers
• Provide the primary customer & internal analytics support for Harrys UK Retail
• Manage weekly scorecards for internal tracking of the Harrys UK Retail business
• Lead Quarterly International Performance Review for Retail as well as all external performance reviews & category planning
• S&OP governance - reviewing & signing off on proposed changes to forecast & NPI launches
• Key cross-functional partner for retail analytics. Trusted to give honest & action-led recommendations to ground all innovation in sound category logic
• Key partner for the innovation team, providing the consumer rationale to support our future NPI strategy. Category sizing, size of prize,

About the Team (C.I.A)

Category, Insights & Analytics (CIA) is an exciting & powerful new function centralised to optimise the full potential of data analytics & insights within the International team. The function will report through the Brand team to better share & flow through real-time consumer, category & competitor learnings in support of the omnichannel business. The team does not advise from afar, but rather will make a direct impact through hands-on user research & analytics as well as sophisticated modelling & forecasting.

We are a company that has the right to be the most innovative & disruptive within CPG. With this goal in mind, we want to field & convert the most impactful business questions & storytelling moments into effective & efficient internal decisions/actions & external influence.

This might describe you: 

Curious, nearly to a fault your desire to get beyond surface level learning & uncover true insight is fueled by asking 2nd, 3rd & 4th order questions  Analytical & creative you look for creative solutions & arent afraid to get scrappy when appropriate. You are focused on delivering against learning objectives & timelines & build research approaches to suit. You are equally comfortable executing research projects on your own or working with external partners   

• Skilled storyteller - interpret the data & tell a story with it.  Be an independent thinker with great communication skills. Functional expert who actively shares knowledge & expertise with both internal & external partners.

Unwaveringly objective You represent the voice of the consumer in all situations, especially when learning is counter to initial hypotheses or prior learning   You are highly collaborative & able to quickly establish credibility within the team to impact decisions through both formal & informal influence    

• Extremely organised, dependable & self-motivated with the ability to excel in a hands-on, fast paced environment.
• Comfortable with analytical tools, market tracking data & an ability to manage complex data from multiple sources & synthesise into solid business reporting tools & analytic resources
• Highly analytical expert in Excel, commercial modelling, scenario planning & able to build narratives on the what & why
• Takes ownership & responsibility for the work & desires to be seen as an analytics leader not just report generator
• You are a learner - always seeking to improve yourself, your team, & the world around you
• You thrive on direct, honest, & supportive communication
• You are always thinking about how to help the teammates around you excel
• Sense of humour - we take our work seriously & ourselves un-seriously

Here's who you'll work with: 

• Key partners National Account Managers, Retailers, Brand Team, Insights & Innovation, S&OP, Finance.

Harrys is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds & perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, & do great work together.

Harrys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment & advancement opportunities to all individuals. We recruit, hire & promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth & related medical conditions), parental status, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital, family or partnership status, political affiliation or activities, military service, domestic violence victim status, arrest/conviction record, sexual or reproductive health decisions, caregiver status, credit history immigration status, unemployment status, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture & protective hairstyles or any other status protected under applicable federal, state & local laws. Harrys commitment to providing equal employment opportunities extends to all aspects of employment, including job assignment, compensation, discipline & access to benefits & training.

We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC & are dedicated to going above & beyond in fostering diversity across our company.

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