We’re hiring a proven commercial leader to take full accountability of our Non Food Category, one of our most strategic and commercially significant catering categories!
This role demands someone who can set a clear direction, lead a high‑performing team, and deliver ambitious results across a complex and fast‑moving business.
You will own the Non Food category end‑to‑end — shaping strategy, driving performance, influencing senior stakeholders, and representing the category at the highest levels. If you’re an experienced category expert with a strong leadership track record and the confidence to operate at scale, this is a major opportunity to make a business‑wide impact.
* Set the strategic direction for the category, defining the long‑term vision, commercial priorities and investment focus, and ensuring execution delivers meaningful business impact.
* Lead a senior, high‑performing team, setting standards for performance, capability, pace and decision‑making, while developing future leaders and shaping the overall culture of the function.
* Define and evolve the category proposition across all channels, ensuring it delivers competitive advantage, meets diverse customer needs, and positions the business for future growth.
* Own senior supplier relationships at a strategic level, negotiating complex commercial agreements, shaping joint business plans, and ensuring the business secures a market‑leading position.
* Drive transformation and innovation, challenging current ways of working, unlocking efficiencies, and ensuring the category stays ahead of market trends, customer behaviour and commercial risk.
* Act as a key senior leader within the commercial organisation, influencing cross‑functional decision‑making, shaping enterprise‑wide priorities, and driving alignment across multiple business units.
* Significant senior experience leading a Non Food category within catering.
* A proven track record of delivering commercial results and leading teams to high performance.
* Strong negotiation and supplier management experience, with the ability to build long‑term, strategic partnerships.
* Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with influence at all levels.
* Strategic thinking, sound judgement, and the ability to simplify complexity and deliver at pace.
* Collaborative leadership style, with a commitment to developing people and building inclusive, high‑performing teams.
* Flexibility, resilience and a solutions‑focused mindset in a fast‑moving environment.
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