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Category Manager - Landscaping

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United Kingdom , Northampton

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Toolstation, part of the Travis Perkins Group, is seeking a Category Manager for Landscaping. The role supports the Landscaping category with a focus on Trade customers, driving convenience, service, range, availability and value across seasonal and project-led landscaping needs. Responsibilities include strategic market reviews, range planning, supplier selection, route-to-market decisions, cost of goods calculations, and supplier performance management. The role is hybrid based within commutable distance of Northampton.

Job Responsibility:

  • Propose, define, and implement product category strategies
  • Accountable for developing and executing specific category plans
  • Deliver the category budget for sales and margin
  • Accountable for delivering a product range that offers the optimum balance of quality and value
  • Execute brilliant commercial projects across the business by 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
  • Confident in ability to analyse and interpret information from a variety of 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 skills
  • Leadership and persuasive interpersonal skills
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Understands customer requirements and can quickly build knowledge of products and competitors.
What we offer:
  • Competitive salary
  • Bonus
  • Car Allowance
  • Contributory pension
  • BAYE and SAYE schemes
  • Life assurance
  • Discounts off Travis Perkins businesses and a range of other affiliate partners.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Expiration:
June 11, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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