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. 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.
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.
Represent the department in projects involving cross functional teams
Undertaking regular review of given categories to optimise ranges in order to grow sales and margin
Analyse competitor and market activity in relation to product ranges, brand development, and pricing structures
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
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
Evidence of working with suppliers, developing metrics, managing performance
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
~ Life Assurance
My client is looking to interview ASAP