What's the job?
Lead a product category, driving innovation, and delivering customer satisfaction.
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:
• Develop and deliver category strategy, aligned to department strategy.
• Lead vendor negotiations and performance review.
• Source and select products (branded and own label).
• Deliver products and vendor contributions to deliver the trading plan.
• Act as the business expert on the product category, providing insights and recommendations across functions.
• Direct and influence Kingfisher initiatives relevant to the category, ensuring alignment with group strategy.
• Collaborate closely with marketing to align category plans with promotional and customer engagement strategies.
• Support the delivery of the sustainability plan through product selection and supplier engagement.
• Manage pricing architecture / price index.
• Take actions to deliver trading performance in collaboration with merchandising.
• Collaborating with all channels to execute customer facing proposition.
• Line management as required (could be shared resource).
• Delivering key milestones in line with agreed CPA.
What we need:
Proven buying experience in retail.
• Strong negotiation and commercial skills.
• Ability to interpret customer and market insights.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects.
• Willing to travel to visit suppliers, trade fairs, stores and competitors.
What's in it for me?
As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:
1. Award-winning pension scheme
2. ShareSave options
3. 6.6 weeks holiday
4. Payroll giving
5. Employee Assistance Programme
6. Shopping discounts
7. Colleague wellbeing benefits
…and much more.
By the end of your development, you’ll have gained a professional HR qualification as well as key business and behavioural skills, which will be essential for your future success at the next level and beyond.
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