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Toolstation, part of the Travis Perkins Group is one of the UK’s fastest growing retailers. Reporting to a Senior Category Manager, you’ll support our Landscaping category with a laser focus on Trade customers. You’ll support the team to drive convenience, service, range, availability and value across seasonal and project-led landscaping needs, while delivering a best-in-market customer experience. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, digital, supply chain and retail to ensure we offer a compelling and reliable proposition for trade professionals.
Job Responsibility
Propose, define, and implement product category strategies
Accountable for developing and executing specific category plans to deliver the best overall customer proposition
Deliver the category budget for sales and margin
Accountable for delivering a product range that offers the optimum balance of quality and value
Deliver margin/COGS improvements through supplier trading terms negotiations, group synergy projects, and common/direct sourcing programs
Execute brilliant commercial projects across the business by effectively collaborating with internal stakeholders
Manage, lead and coach a Category Assistant
Requirements
Proven experience managing a landscaping category within a fast-paced, omni-channel retailer
Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
Confidence in analysing and interpreting information from various sources
Commercial Retail experience ideally in Trade and DIY or other fast paced retail sectors
Strong analytical capability, commercial acumen, supplier management, range development
Ability to deliver projects through cross-functional teams
Strong negotiation, leadership, and persuasive interpersonal skills
Ability to learn quickly
Understands customer requirements and can quickly build knowledge of products and competitors within the building industry
Customer focused, confident, flexible to changing demands, able to work at pace
Driven, enthusiastic, with continuous improvement outlook
Ownership for actions and managing workload
What we offer
Competitive salary and benefits commensurate with the role
Contributory pension
BAYE and SAYE schemes
Life assurance
Discounts off Travis Perkins businesses and a range of other affiliate partners