Summary

From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. 

With over 7,000 colleagues across our stores, warehouses and offices in Ireland and Northern Ireland we are a big and ambitious team. We know our people are our greatest asset and our success is down to the commitment and dedication of our team.

In this role you will complete a strategic purchasing function at a national level working closely with the national buying team, while also collaborating with the Customer Insights team in our International HQ in Germany. The main aim of the position is to ensure that our customers' shopping experience is the best it can be and to help in optimizing our product offering to our customers. You will work across several business areas including purchasing, merchandising and marketing and will look at Lidl's shopper needs and analyse data to explore consumer behaviour.

What you'll do

• Supporting departments across the company with the handling of shopper insights/CM data
• Working closely with the buying team in completing category reviews across the year
• Acting as a partner for senior management in shopper-related issues and integration into Lidl Ireland’s national strategy
• Working in close collaboration with the Customer Insights team in Germany across projects including development of international reports and of international CM concepts
• Working on local shopper insight projects (from conception through to implementation)
• Supporting the content-related design of Category & Customer Insight supplier meetings
• Analysing shopper indicators for various categories, including representation of sales potentials
• Working closely with market research companies, including the further development of methods, continuous quality checks and interpretation of data
• Reviewing key seasonal performances e.g. Easter, Christmas, Halloween etc from a category development perspective and identifying opportunities for growth

What you'll need

• Third level degree, ideally in a business discipline
• Experience in Category Management/Customer Insights Management in the Irish FMCG sector, on the Manufacturing or Trading side
• Experience working with consumer panels (e.g. Nielsen, Kantar, GfK etc.)
• Strong knowledge of shopper marketing/insights within Ireland
• Fluent in English (German will be an advantage but not a necessity)
• Strong presentation skills
• Confident with Google applications
• Confident and competent manner, even in challenging situations
• Ability to work independently
• Willing to take occasional business trips (e.g. to International HQ in Neckarsulm, Germany)

What you'll receive

We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl

• €76,000 rising to €100,000 after 4 years
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days holidays per annum
• Private employee medical insurance
• Company pension 
• Flexible start and finish times
• Initial training and on-going development from an experienced team member
• Individuals recognised as high performing will be invited to join our Leadership Academy as part of your on-going development
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Dynamic work environment
• Modern office facility with free parking
• On-site gym and canteen
• Maternity & Paternity Leave top up, Marriage Leave, Employee Assistance Programme
• Hybrid working model - up to 2 days remote working per week
• Mobile and broadband discounts with Three network

Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.