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We’re hiring a proven commercial leader to take full accountability of our Non Food Category, one of our most strategic and commercially significant catering categories! This role demands someone who can set a clear direction, lead a high‑performing team, and deliver ambitious results across a complex and fast‑moving business. You will own the Non Food category end-to-end — shaping strategy, driving performance, influencing senior stakeholders, and representing the category at the highest levels. If you’re an experienced category expert with a strong leadership track record and the confidence to operate at scale, this is a major opportunity to make a business-wide impact.
Job Responsibility:
Set the strategic direction for the category, defining the long‑term vision, commercial priorities and investment focus, and ensuring execution delivers meaningful business impact
Lead a senior, high‑performing team, setting standards for performance, capability, pace and decision‑making, while developing future leaders and shaping the overall culture of the function
Define and evolve the category proposition across all channels, ensuring it delivers competitive advantage, meets diverse customer needs, and positions the business for future growth
Own senior supplier relationships at a strategic level, negotiating complex commercial agreements, shaping joint business plans, and ensuring the business secures a market‑leading position
Drive transformation and innovation, challenging current ways of working, unlocking efficiencies, and ensuring the category stays ahead of market trends, customer behaviour and commercial risk
Act as a key senior leader within the commercial organisation, influencing cross‑functional decision‑making, shaping enterprise‑wide priorities, and driving alignment across multiple business units
Requirements:
Significant senior experience leading a Non Food category within catering
A proven track record of delivering commercial results and leading teams to high performance
Strong negotiation and supplier management experience, with the ability to build long-term, strategic partnerships
Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with influence at all levels
Strategic thinking, sound judgement, and the ability to simplify complexity and deliver at pace
Collaborative leadership style, with a commitment to developing people and building inclusive, high-performing teams
Flexibility, resilience and a solutions-focused mindset in a fast-moving environment
What we offer:
A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year
After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day
10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank
Free eye test when you spend £50 or more
50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme
After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme
Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution
Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family