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 Manager role:

• 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 Manager Role:

• 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 Manager Role:

• 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