Category Manager

3 days ago


Essex, United Kingdom Seven Full time

Our client
- Entrepreneurial, fantastic DIY online company
- Fantastic opportunity, with lots of accountability and exposure.
- Growing company
- This Category Manager role is ideal for forward thinking individual, who has excellent attention to details and category strategy experience of leading range reviews.

The role:

- The Category Manager will be responsible for leading range reviews focused on driving performance of own brand, developing specific product ranges to meet market trends.
- As Category Manager you will manage the end-to-end ranging process including range rationalization, new product development to range execution.
- As Category Manager you will conduct range reviews to identify gaps and product opportunities and will develop strategies to maximize ranges.
- You will currently be working as a buyer or category manager within retail or manufacturing but must have excellent analytical skills and strategic thinking.
- It is essential that you can demonstrate a passion and a flair for commerciality along with fantastic negotiation skills
- Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders.
- As Category Manager you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit. You will have experience of managing multiple projects and roadmaps
- You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude

Benefits & details:

- Salary up to £40k plus, bonus and benefits
- Fantastic culture, growing company
- Role is split between the office in Essex (3 days) and home (2 days)

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/16570/7.Confidentiality assured.



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