Category Manager

1 month ago


Liverpool UK, Merseyside, United Kingdom Refuel Talent Full time

Are you a convenience Category Manager looking for a new challenge?


Do you get excited by retail and want to progress your career within a fast growing company?


Our client based in Stanlow are looking for an experienced Convenience Category Manager to work in their offices. You will be responsible for assisting in the development and execution of the country’s convenience store strategic plan. Main focus on designing the category management plan, price and margin strategy, promotional plan, planogram design and execution and market assessment.


Primary Accountabilities


Category Management:

  1. Develop and execute the Category Management Strategic Plan (floor plan, price positioning, category roles and planograms).
  2. Develop plan and analyze sales, costs and margins of products.
  3. Analyze prices by channels and competitors in collaboration with pricing coordinator.
  4. Execute planogram optimization plan.
  5. Analyze market research information.


Convenience Retail Information Systems:

  1. Management of spaceman and similar software.
  2. Analysis of category KPI’s.


Convenience Retail Promotional Plan:

  1. Develop an annual competitive promotional plan based on category management analysis.
  2. Negotiate and implement promotions with vendors.
  3. Develop POP material according to execution guidelines.
  4. Evaluate promotional plan performance.


CR Profitability:

  1. Analyze performance reports (sales + margins) for categories and subcategories.
  2. Develop and execute specific plans to ensure continuous CR performance improvement.
  3. Negotiate vendor rebates in collaboration with CR Manager.
  4. Optimize vendor supply chain agreement.
  5. Follow up vendor rebates and additional services agreements.


If this sounds like something you would be interested in doing, please send us your CV and we will give you a call to discuss in more detail.


Please only apply if you have experience working within convenience retail.



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