Product Category Strategist

3 days ago


Stockport, Stockport, United Kingdom House of Fashion Associates Ltd Full time

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team at House of Fashion Associates Ltd. The successful candidate will have experience working in a similar role for a Bedding/ textiles/ soft furnishings brand/ supplier.

The Category Manager will be responsible for managing a specific group or category of products within the company. This includes analyzing industry and consumer trends, developing strategies, and overseeing pricing, promotion, and product range management to maximize sales and profitability.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience as a Category Manager for a textiles/ bedding /soft furnishings industry, with solid knowledge of category management, marketing, and sales principles. They will also have a strong analytical mind, excellent communication and people skills, and proficiency in MS Office.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
  • Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
  • Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
  • Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
  • Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
  • Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
  • Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories/ sourcing/ quality control and design departments
  • Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
  • Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category

Salary: £60,000 per annum



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