Head of Buying and Planning for Kitchens and Bathrooms

2 days ago


Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom B&Q Full time

About this role

We are looking for a Head of Buying and Planning to drive the success of our Kitchens and Bathrooms showrooms category. As the Head of Merchandising, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop a multi-layered trading strategy. This role requires strong leadership skills, influencing stakeholders, and commercial acumen.

Key responsibilities:

  • Strategy Development: Lead the creation of a category strategy.
  • Trading Plans: Deliver and govern trading plans with cross-functional teams.
  • Forecasting: Forecast volume, sales, and margin for new lines.
  • Performance Monitoring: Review and monitor category performance.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Merchandising Experience: Previous experience in merchandising product ranges across multiple channels.
  • Team Leadership: Proven experience leading commercial category teams.
  • Influencing & Cross Functional Collaboration: Ability to engage stakeholders from retail operations, finance, marketing, supply chain, and logistics.

We offer a competitive salary of up to £90,000 + Bonus + Pension + BUPA + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (3 days per week in the office) in Southampton. Our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits, and lots more.



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