Job Description
Quest Search and Selection is currently looking for Category Manager for driving sales performance across allocated categories non-food and food, range selection, promotions, pricing, marketing, and new product development. Leads supplier negotiations to secure optimal cost prices, promotional rebates, over-riders, listing agreements, and marketing contributions.
Partnering with a leading retail operator in the UK, managing a nationwide network of small stores, often combined with convenience stores and food-to-go outlets.
The roles & responsibilities of this Category Managerrole:
* Drive profitability and growth across allocated product ranges.
* Develop planograms in collaboration with space planners and suppliers.
* Recommend, deliver, and manage in-store promotions, including point-of-sale materials and performance analysis.
* Set pricing structures and bands for all assigned products.
* Identify and launch new products and innovative ideas.
* Track category performance and benchmark against competitors.
* Build in-depth category knowledge through supplier engagement and market research.
* Create and implement marketing initiatives for assigned categories.
* Maximise store sales and margins through effective category management and supplier negotiation.
* Ensure sustained profit growth via strong category performance and supplier overrides.
The qualifications of this Category ManagerRole:
* Ideally having 3-5 years of experience as Buyer, Buying Manager Category Manager, Brand Manager.
* Open to categories if a commercial business setting such as DIY, non-food, health & beauty, other can be consider if more branded buying.
* Good communication and analytical skills.
The benefits for this Category ManagerRole:
* Great office-based environment (Mon - Fri)
* Company pension
* Life insurance
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Transport links (close to station)
* Free car parking
This is great opportunity to build growth in a business with like-minded people! If Category Manager sounds like you then please apply with the reference no. JO-2508-115216
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.