Senior Category Manager

3 weeks ago


Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom Brakes Food Shop Full time
Job Title: Senior Category Manager - Meat & Poultry

Brakes is seeking a Senior Category Manager - Meat & Poultry to join our Merchandising team on a full-time, permanent basis. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for developing and delivering a category plan that supports range development and delivers in-year margin budget.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement a category plan that aligns with business objectives
  • Lead the category team to create a strategy to meet in-year sales and cash margin targets
  • Review and analyze category performance each month, adapting the category strategy and marketing plan to maximize opportunities
  • Own and activate all in-year deliverables, including range plan, NPD with gap analysis and activation/growth levers
  • Project manage Sysco 6 Stage Category Management programme
  • Run promotions and implement intelligent pricing recommendations to protect existing business and grow new opportunities
  • Support delivery of strategic priorities such as Brakes Essentials, Sysco premium and partnership with Sysco Subsidiary companies
  • Develop strategic relationships with partner suppliers to drive growth and support margin investment opportunities
  • Support corporate sustainability policy and ensure opportunities for recognition with accreditation bodies are realized
  • Present to and train sales teams on category knowledge and key strategic messages
  • Ownership of category data, ensuring internal and external facing content is accurate

About You:

We are looking for a results-driven individual with a demonstrated track record of applying financial, commercial or procurement skills to a range of business-related objectives. A high level of commercial ability is crucial for this role, combined with relevant commercial sourcing and/or category experience across a choice of categories. You will have experience of driving sales and margin, and be comfortable using consumer insights, competitive assessment, pricing, promotional planning, and financial analysis. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, and experience of using Tableau is also essential.

What We Offer:

  • Company car allowance of £7,000
  • Life Assurance
  • Generous holiday allowance of 25 days + bank holidays, with option to purchase additional holidays
  • Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
  • Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sysco benefits portal
  • Recognition awards and Incentives
  • Real career opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world's leading foodservice business, opens a world of possibility

At Brakes, we value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and valued. We believe that our differences are what make us stronger, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.



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