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Procurement Senior Category Manager

2 months ago


United Kingdom Mackenzie Jones Full time

Senior Category Buying Manager ( Hair Care Category ) Sally Europe - the largest wholesaler of hair and beauty products in the UK and Europe
Hybrid - 3 days in the office, Bracknell and 2 days WFH
Competitive Salary + Benefits

This is a very exciting opportunity for a Senior Category Buying Manager to join Sally Europe to manage part of their haircare category

Collectively they are proud to be the world’s largest distributor of professional hair and beauty products. The Sally Europe group brings together Sally Beauty, Salon Services, Pro Duo, Salon Success and Sinelco.

Within the group their differing business units supply every corner of the hair and beauty industry from supporting apprentices starting out, their trailblazing independent hair and beauty business owners, at-home DIY beauty fans, big salon groups, students, hotels, spas, prisons and more.
UK, ROI, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands Spain & 4000 stores worldwide.

The purpose of the role will be to develop and deliver the merchandising plan for given hair categories. To ensure that the range assortment & management delights customers for Sally Europe and maximises category & business performance.

You will be responsible for the category’s activity and routes to market – sales reporting, range reviews, range assortment across the various routes to market, promotional plans, own brand development plans, pricing and product file maintenance.
Regular analysis and reviews of given categories to optimise ranges to grow sales &
Delivery of new ranges through the range planning process
Delivery of pricing strategy across all channels & all countries for Sally Europe
Delivery of category plans that detail the tactical execution of plans to achieve business set
Analysing competitor and market activity in relation to product ranges, brand development and pricing structures
Working collaboratively with the Vendor negotiation team on promotions ( vendor negotiation team are responsible for deals & funding )
Using customer insight ( internal and external sources ) and analysis to improve promotional effectiveness
Being an integral part of the leadership team within the merchandising department, offering input and support on projects beyond the role and displaying a challenging mindset


Head of Category, Commercial Director, wider merchandising and marketing team & vendor management team plus store operations and visual merchandising

A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience with strong commercial retail buying/category management experience in developing short- & long-term plans
Strong evidence of having a commercial eye – through understanding market opportunities to maximise sales & profitability
Experience working with suppliers, developing metrics, managing performance
Proven success in coaching, developing and progressing self & team members
Product sourcing experience from both domestic and overseas desirable
Competitive salary based on experience
~23 days holiday plus bank hols – increasing with service
~20% staff discount
~ Contributory pension
~ Retail Trust Well-Being support


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