Category Alignment Lead

• Lead category-focused media strategy
  Develop customer-first, full-funnel media strategies that align with category priorities and commercial objectives, balancing brand building and performance outcomes.
• Act as a media expert and thought leader
  Bring deep expertise across onsite, offsite, in-store, and emerging media channels, acting as a centre of excellence and raising the bar for media strategy. 
• Embed media into commercial planning
  Partner closely with category, commercial, and sales teams to ensure media strategies are fully aligned to trading priorities and growth opportunities. 
• Turn insights into action
  Use customer, category, and campaign data to uncover opportunities and translate them into clear, commercially focused recommendations that influence decision-making.
• Unlock growth with sales and partners
  Collaborate with sales teams to bring media strategies to life in client and supplier conversations, driving investment and engagement. 
• Lead key initiatives and projects
  Provide clear direction across cross-functional programmes, ensuring alignment and delivery without unnecessary complexity. 
• Influence senior stakeholders
  Partner with leadership, commercial, and brand teams to embed media thinking into business planning and articulate the value of media investment.

• Demonstrated experience in media strategy, retail media, or integrated marketing
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to link media investment to business impact
• Confidence working with data and insights to shape strategy and recommendations
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work cross-functionally
• Experience collaborating with sales, commercial, or category teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clear narratives
• A proactive, strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment

We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.  Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.

And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof.  We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you. 

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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