Here at Hays, I am currently recruiting for a Junior Category Buyer / Category Executive for a leading Retail client based in Leeds. This is a fast-paced customer-facing role that is paying up to £28,400 per annum depending on experience. This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days per week required in the Leeds office. You will be reporting directly to the Senior Category Manager and be taking lead of the category agenda within a specified retail customer. You will be developing category relationships within a specific retail channel and supporting the Senior Category Manager in the delivery of insight to their retailers, taking ownership of agreed elements within customer meetings. You will be supporting the business in category reporting, sharing within various forums. Helping to identify and understand shopper and consumer insights, to deliver against the category strategy. Your key responsibilities
1. Contribute to the development of the Category Strategy
2. Work with the internal commercial team to identify category opportunities using market, retail, consumer, and shopper insight data to help formulate category plans in conjunction with the wider category team and sales & marketing teams.
3. Interrogate all 3rd party data sources (e.g. IRI, Kantar) to distil key development areas.
4. Leading on the development of a given sub-brand from a category perspective.
5. Establishing a regular a...