Category Manager

Description

• Manage supplier base to ensure that they meet all of our requirements using supplier KRA’s and 100% availability.
• Develop and lead direct reports to ensure individual growth and maximising of potential.
• Set a clear and customer focused category strategy to deliver growth in sales and profit.
• Develop a clear sourcing strategy to ensure the supply of quality products that meet the customer need through the most efficient route to market.
• Develop and build category plan, to deliver market share growth, informed by internal and external insight to maximise commercial position and provide the best customer proposition.
• Build profitable supplier partnership to develop market position.
• Managing SKU level cost and retail price in line with pricing and promotional strategy
• Develop high performing business partnerships with key suppliers to maximise business opportunity.
• Trading Management (delivering the plan and numbers)
• Drive sales and profit through an activity plan including promotion, advertising and PR in alignment with the framework set by Marketing, Direct Channels and Operations Departments.
• Deliver or exceed budgeted sales and margin whilst maintaining or growing market share.

Requirements

• Have experience of managing a team
• Possess strong project management skills.
• Driving engagement with the category and its plans; be a visible ambassador/champion of your category, driving understanding through the business
• Have excellent attention-to-detail, planning and organisation skills.

Benefits

• Save-as-you-earn scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme
• Private Medical and Life Assurance
• Competitive bonus
• Colleague discount

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance