Senior Category Manager

**Senior Category Manager – Global Luxury Hair & Beauty Business – Ascot (Flexible Working)**

We are currently recruiting for a global leading luxury hair and beauty business, who supply some of the most well-known brands who you would recognise through TV, Radio and advertising. As a company they have over 100 stores across the UK and have been established for over 60 years. This is working within a fast paced, glamourous retail industry where they are looking for Buyers or Category Managers looking to take that next step up.

Role:

This role is responsible for the categories activity and routes to market - sales reporting, range reviews, range assortment (routes to market), promotional plans, own brand development plans, pricing and product file maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Represent the department in projects involving cross functional teams
• Build accountability measures to ensure the merchandising team delivers on its commitments
• Manage assortment and range selection for all channels and all countries
• Undertaking regular review of given categories to optimise ranges in order to grow sales and margin
• Delivery of new ranges and assortment reviews
• Analyse competitor and market activity in relation to product ranges, brand development, and pricing structures
• Development and delivery of promotional plans for all channels and all countries for the full FY
• Work with the Data management team on forecasting for promotional activity on a monthly basis
• Use customer insight (internal and external sources) and analysis to improve promotional effectiveness
• Management and development of 1 direct report

Candidate:

• Strong Commercial Retail Buying/Category management experience – developing short and long term plans
• Evidence of building or inputting into business wide strategies
• Proven knowledge of product development and space planning optimsation
• Proven track record of delivering results, continuously focusing on improvements
• Able to build effective relationships across all levels within an organisation, communicating with clarity and credibility
• Evidence of working with suppliers, developing metrics, managing performance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including IT proficiency

Package:

• Basic Salary up to £63,000
• Hybrid working
• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Great training programme
• Half a day off on your birthday
• Long Service Awards
• 20% staff discount
• Retail Trust Well-being support
• Pension
• Company sick pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green Incentive Scheme
• Life Assurance

This is a great chance to join a market leading business who can offer huge career potential in a vibrant industry. My client is looking to interview ASAP