Category Specialist
3 weeks ago
**Job title**: Category Specialist
**Location**: Paddington, Hybrid, WFH + Office, requires visit to stores in London
**Required start date**: ASAP
**Required end date**: 30/06/2023
**Work schedule**: full time 40 hours a week
**Salary**: £16 p/h / £33,000 per annum
A successful Category Specialist will be responsible for helping the Category Manager to build and grow the Surface Consumer business for the stores. This includes helping to drive the assortment, promotions, and relationships necessary to build upon our existing merchandising strategy for both the brick-and-mortar and online store efforts.
As our client expands their store base and continue to improve their experiences online, an effective multi-channel business strategy is pivotal to success. Effectively assorting the right products for the stores means striking a fine balance between establishing a unique and innovative selection to drive interest and traffic and a selection of product that will drive meaningful increases in revenues and affinity for the stores.
A Category Specialist needs to possess a solid track record of effort, results, and a passion for technology. We are looking for someone who loves finding the latest and greatest new technology products and has an interest and desire to learn how to be a Category Manager.
**Key responsibilities include**:
- Support the Consumer Category Management team for Stores direct business.
- Comp shopping and price tracking
- Item/Product set up
- Promo set up
- Run and maintain a variety of reports to help analyse the business
- Participate in regional calls across EMEA to help run the business
- Track and monitor technology blogs to ensure we are staying ahead of the curve on products and trends
**Success in this role will be measured by**:
- Category sales/ revenue growth
- Smooth and accurate product launches
- Increasing profitability of category
- Consistent visibility to pricing in market
- Accuracy of item and promotional set ups
- Best in class Assortment
- Have worked in** **Retail Buying/Category management previously.
- Demonstrated track record of driving results with integrity
- Principled and transparent approach to decision making and communications
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across organisational boundaries
- Passionate interest in technology and products
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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