Category Planner

Job description

This is Alexander Faraday Recruitment are excited to be working with a leading retail business to recruit a Category Planner for a 12-month temporary assignment on a hybrid basis.

This is a high-volume, fast-paced environment where you’ll support a key product category (beauty) and play a central role in driving commercial performance.

The Role

• Analyse sales vs stock to identify trends, risks and opportunities
• Produce trade reports, promotional analysis and insights
• Support SKU set-up, pricing and promotional activity
• Assist with range planning and product lifecycle management
• Manage elements of the critical path to ensure smooth launches
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Marketing and suppliers
• Handle category queries and reporting requests

About You

• Experience in Category Planning, Merchandising, Buying Admin or similar
• Background in a head office retail environment with high SKU volumes
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs)
• High attention to detail
• Confident communicator – able to build relationships and challenge when needed
• Experience with systems like SAP is advantageous

If you enjoy working with data, thrive in a busy retail environment, and want to develop your category experience—this is a great opportunity to step up.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

10-03-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English