As Mitchells & Butlers, we are one of the largest operators of pubs, bars and restaurants in the UK with brands that touch every household such as All Bar One, Toby Carvery, Miller & Carter, Harvester O’Neills and Browns Brasserie. We are proud to have the ability to offer a breadth of job opportunities as a result, so if you share our love for the vibrant world of pubs and restaurants, coupled with a keen eye as a Category specialist, we may have just the exciting opportunity you have been looking for.

If your experience and achievements to date highlight your analytical acumen, an eye for detail and you have a passion for drinks and pubs, then this could be the role for you. Sitting within our Drinks Category team, we have a unique opportunity for a Drinks Category Manager – Beer & Cider to join us on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Head of Category for Drinks, this role has category responsibility for the Beer and Cider Categories and is based within our Head Office in Birmingham City Centre, with an Office Flexible profile.

In this varied and challenging role, you will help to inform the category strategy for beer & cider, interpreting consumer insight and conducting detailed performance analysis where needed. Working alongside the Drinks Procurement Team and a range of stakeholders across the organisation, you will use your proven project management and organisation skills, coupled with a high level of attention to detail to deliver the ranging strategy across our brand fasciae, to coordinate the seamless delivery of range changes across the business.

You will be well rewarded: -

• Love eating out? You'll love it even more with a massive 33% discount across all our brands, so whether its date night at Miller & Carter or family roast at Toby Carvery we’ve got you covered.  
• Company Car or car allowance
• Office Flexible working – to fit around the other important things in life   
• Annual Bonus Scheme – We’re all about rewarding the hard work everybody puts in
• Private Healthcare Scheme and contributory Pension Scheme

What will I be doing?

• Build and maintain a range database for all brands and segments, tracking performance and identifying opportunities to continuously improve guest appeal, volume sales and profit.
• Deliver range-change projects, working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Capitalise on consumer insight and performance analysis to create relevant, appealing and commercially compelling beer and cider range solutions that drive guest excitement, volume, sales and profit growth.
• Conduct regular analysis to identify opportunities to improve category performance, recognising the breadth of differing consumer needs across M&B’s wide portfolio of brands and propositions.
• Monitor category performance against competitor and industry benchmarks and respond promptly to market or performance changes.
• Maintain and communicate up to date market intelligence and subject matter expertise. Interpreting data from suppliers, internal systems and market sources

What we’d like to see from you: -

• Proven excellence in the use of MS Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to quickly build and maintain productive stakeholder relationships at all levels.
• Compelling communicator (both verbal and written) to all organisational levels.
• Strategic and innovative thinker.
• High level of numeracy, analytical and financial skills.
• Driven to deliver high standards.
• Resilient problem solver with ability to influence others to implement identified solutions.
• Relevant category management experience preferred but not necessary.
• Beer & cider knowledge preferred but not necessary.

 Closing Date: 14th December 2023