Category Manager

Category Manager

Want to work for a global organisation that focuses on health & hygiene? A company where there are Plenty® of opportunities to develop and grow? If so lets TORK® ……

There are @Plenty of reasons to work at Essity:

• High reaching starting salary with annual reviews

• Pension 10% employer contribution

• Bonus opportunity

• Holidays starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, with flexible bank holiday options and opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days PA

• Staff product and discounts

• Essity Rewards (online and in-store shopping discounts)

Are you a passionate category management specialist? Do you have experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers to ensure category growth?

Essity is looking for a Category Manager to be part of an international and innovative health and hygiene company with market leading brands such as Plenty, Cushelle, Bodyform & TENA. In return, we would welcome your experience in uncovering insights to build strong category growth recommendations for Essity & our customers.

You would be joining a friendly, professional and committed marketing team based in Manchester. This role is offered with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days onsite at our office in Didsbury Manchester and 2 days working from home.

This role is all about building strong, collaborative relationships with our internal stakeholders and customers. As Category Manager you will help to deploy the category vision and identify relevant category opportunities for the business and your retailers. You will deliver range reviews with your customers and provide customer data-based insight to steer new product development and positioning, as well as identifying clear and achievable opportunities.

You’ll be the shopper expert and build shopper metrics into your recommendations aligned to our customer’s category strategy.

Being insights driven you will cascade monthly reports tracking the market, brands, channel and retailer performance, causes and effects to your customers and key Essity stakeholders. You’ll be providing actionable recommendations for corrective action or optimisation versus targets

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you’ll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good|Excel Together |Be You with Us

10 Jun 2026

Essity
269880