Category Insights Manager; Maternity Cover

Category Insights Manager (12 month Maternity Cover)

Location:

Bournemouth, GB London, ENG, GB, W1T 7QZ

You probably know us best through our beloved brands:
Deliciously Ella for our range of plant-based food products and delicious recipes;
Organix for our tasty toddler snacking range; and Goodies for fun pre-schooler snacks. This is a unique opportunity to lead the Sales agenda and make a visible impact in a leading company that prioritises growth, high performance and building strong, purpose-led brands.

We’re proud of our strong heritage of using business as a force for good in the UK food landscape – building brands that connect deeply with consumers; leading our categories in key retail partners; and offering delicious, better-for-you snacking options to all age groups.

You’ll find our offices in the heart of London and in sunny Bournemouth. We’ve been named a Great Place to Work, and we’re seriously proud of the positive culture and business we’ve built together.

We’re part of the Hero Group, a global family of brands united by a shared mission ‘to delight consumers through honest goodness in every bite’.

Hero is a global food company, founded in 1886 in Switzerland, specialising in branded nutritional products across the Growing Up and Adult categories. With a portfolio of trusted brands like Corny, Semper, Goodies, Beech-Nut, Organix, and Deliciously Ella, Hero delivers high-quality, great-tasting food rooted in natural goodness. With 4,000 team members worldwide, the company is driven by strong values, high performance and a commitment to doing the right thing – always, without compromise.

Create Wow - We go beyond expectations and strive to make a meaningful impact

Everyone Hero – Every individual matters and every contribution counts.

Nourish Others – We support, inspire, and help each other grow.

Take Responsibility - We own our actions and outcomes, individually and as a team

This role will be a 12‑month Fixed term maternity cover and will provide dedicated category & insights support to fulfil team demands and help deliver company growth targets. Further strengthen the reputation of the category team and the quality of output primarily to internal stakeholders. Providing value‑adding category expertise, encouraging curiosity and inspiring us with new ways‑of‑working as we navigate through an ambitious period for the company.

Also, where necessary, stepping in to present ‘some’
customer‑facing category recommendations to retailers, supporting the wider team across both offices to help achieve, both, sales & category initiatives for all 3 of our brands.

Create capacity within the wider team by taking ownership of our regular reports and analyses
. Update the business on our progress in key areas, enabling colleagues to focus on category priorities in baby and snacking.

Act as a central point for internal business questions
, turning data into clear “so what” recommendations that improve decision‑making across the business.

You’ll join a high‑performing category team at the heart of our commercial function, working across our London and Bournemouth offices.

This team plays a critical role in driving category strategy and long‑term growth, partnering closely with both internal stakeholders and retail customers.

You’ll work alongside experienced, knowledgeable colleagues who bring strong insight, curiosity and commercial focus—offering a collaborative environment where you can both contribute and develop.

• Enable effective & seamless knowledge transfer and capability building across the wider category team during the period of maternity cover.
• Lead and deliver internal category insights and reporting for Hero UK&I primarily for the baby category but also in adult snacking, depending on workload capacity and the demands on the team at the time.
• Leverage our vast breadth of sales and shopper data sources to develop clear, actionable insights that shape internal category strategy and strengthen customer‑facing propositions.
• Drawing from mainstream and familiar sources of EPOS, market data and shopper research to drive our category‑thinking to the next…