Category Manager

Job description

Senior Category Manager – North London

£65,000–£72,000 salary | Private Medical | Pension | Life Assurance | 30 days’ total

holiday including bank holidays | Onsite parking

Are you an experienced Senior Category Manager, Buyer or Commercial Trading

professional ready to take ownership of a high-value category and make a significant impact

on sales, margin and profitability?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, successful, family-owned multinational

business and play a senior role in shaping category strategy, supplier partnerships and

commercial performance across the retail and wholesale market.

The opportunity

As Senior Category Manager, you’ll have significant commercial ownership, leading the

development and delivery of category plans that maximise sales, margin, retail POR and

cash profit.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and key suppliers, using market insight,

commercial expertise and strong negotiation skills to shape range, pricing, promotions and

supplier investment.

This is a role for someone who enjoys having influence, accountability and the

opportunity to make commercially significant decisions.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Developing and delivering strategic category plans

• Owning ranging, pricing and promotional strategies

• Maximising sales, margin, retail POR and cash profit

• Building high-value supplier relationships and Joint Business Plans

• Negotiating impactful supplier deals, costing and margin opportunities

• Securing supplier investment for marketing, media and promotional initiatives

• Analysing market, category and promotional performance to identify growth

opportunities

• Managing range development, identifying gaps and strengthening the customer

proposition

• Developing the optimum balance of branded and own-brand products

• Planning seasonal promotions and key commercial initiatives

• Maximising product availability across your categories

• Influencing senior internal and external stakeholders

• Mentoring and developing Category Assistants

• Driving continuous improvement and delivering sustainable commercial growth

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for an experienced commercial leader with a strong background in FMCG

wholesale, ideally within a senior buying, trading or category management environment.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-08-2026

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