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Category Development Manager

United Kingdom, Port Talbot Employment contract 28000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 20, 2026
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Field Sales Solutions has an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning business as a Category Development Manager, working with one of the world’s most iconic brands – Gillette (Procter & Gamble). Are you driven, articulate and thrive on making things happen? If you love being out in the field, influencing results and taking real ownership of a category, this could be the role for you. About us: Field Sales Solutions are a leading field marketing agency, proud to be a three-time winner of the FMBE Field Marketing Agency of the Year Award. We partner with some of the UK’s most exciting and recognisable brands, delivering standout in-store execution that drives growth. We’re now looking for a passionate and commercially focused individual to become a category expert within male & female grooming – growing sales, improving availability, educating store teams and delivering irresistible execution in store.

Job Responsibility

  • Executing the male & female grooming category strategy to the highest standard
  • Influencing availability through a consultative, collaborative approach with in-store teams
  • Ensuring robust back-of-house processes, product protection and system compliance
  • Improving inventory accuracy through regular stock takes and root-cause analysis
  • Ensuring grooming fixtures are fully compliant to planograms, including SELs, facings and capacities
  • Acting as the key point of contact for Gillette, building strong, long-term store relationships
  • Conducting business reviews with store managers to drive store and regional growth
  • Using the Field View sales app to analyse performance, identify opportunity and create actionable plans
  • Sharing category insights, trends and data where approved to drive engagement and results
  • Delivering high-quality training to store colleagues on new products, initiatives and category knowledge

Requirements

  • Excellent organisation and communication skills
  • Strong relationship-building ability and a consultative mindset
  • Experience combining negotiation skills with category development to grow sales
  • Knowledge of grocery and high-street retail environments
  • Understanding of category management
  • A self-motivated, resilient individual who thrives on achieving results
  • Full UK driving licence and eligibility to work in the UK
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