Are you a commercially minded product leader who thrives in a busy, fast paced product team?
Looking for a role where data driven decisions and creative range building go hand in hand?
If so, we have an opportunity for a Category Manager to join our Regatta Product team.
As our future Category Manager, you will play a key role in planning, building, and delivering a commercially successful men’s active range across multiple channels and markets. You will combine strong presentation skills with clear, confident delivery to influence key stakeholders, while accurately creating and maintaining product information within PLM. With a solid understanding of product costings and price architecture, you will brief design to achieve clear target price points and drive profitable range development. Working collaboratively and entrepreneurially, you will bring creativity, analytical thinking, and high standards to everything you do, supported by excellent communication, unwavering attention to detail, and a reliable, can-do approach within a strong team ethos.
The Impact you will have in this role is:
* Shaping and delivering commercially successful, market relevant ranges that meet customer needs, margin targets, and quality standards
* Translating market insight, data, and trend research into clear, creative, and commercially viable product briefs
* Driving innovation through fabric development, sourcing strategy, and supplier partnerships across Europe and Asia
* Influencing business decisions through strong analysis of sales, stock, pricing, and margin performance
* Owning the end-to-end product lifecycle - from concept and development through to buying, delivery, and launch
* Building strong cross functional relationships with Design, Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, and Asia teams to deliver on time and to plan
* Ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clarity of product information across systems, presentations, and key milestones
As our future Category Manager you will have:
* Proven experience building and delivering commercially successful product ranges
* Strong market awareness with the ability to translate insight into clear, creative product briefs
* Confidence working across channels and markets to develop ranges that perform
* A solid understanding of product costings, price architecture, and margin management
* Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to influence at key milestones and customer meetings
* Experience working collaboratively with Design, Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, and overseas teams
* Strong analytical skills, using sales and stock data to inform range decisions
* A proactive, “can-do” mindset with high standards, a high attention to detail, and a passion for product
We can offer you:
* Profit Share Bonus: Enjoy a discretionary bonus based on the company's success.
* Future-Proof Pension: Secure your retirement with our comprehensive pension plan.
* Annual Leave: 25 days starting annual leave entitlement
* Loyalty Rewards: Earn an extra day off for every 3 years of service, up to 2 additional days.
* Buy More Leave: Buy up to an additional 3 days of annual leave every year
* Continual development: Comprehensive training and development, including bitesize learning, apprenticeship courses, and ongoing opportunities to grow your career
* Exclusive Discounts: Get special discounts across all our brands.
* Perks at Your Fingertips: Access a variety of benefits through our company website.
* Family Support: Benefit from enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave after 2 years of service.
* Celebrate You: Take advantage of birthday hours to celebrate your special day.
* Wellness Walks: Join company walks to stay active and connect with colleagues.
* Inspiring Workspace: Work in a state-of-the-art Head Office environment.
* Volunteer Day: Enjoy a paid day off to give back to your community.
* Hassle-Free Parking: Free, secure on-site parking for all employees.
* Delicious Dining: Enjoy meals at our subsidized canteen, featuring Starbucks coffee.
* Cycle to Work: Save on travel with our cycle-to-work scheme.
* Fitness Perks: Access discounted gym memberships at various locations, along with access to our onsite fitness suite and wellbeing room.
* Convenient Facilities: Freshen up with our on-site shower facilities, complete with hairdryers and straighteners.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Regatta Group, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are happy to support you.
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