Category Manager

Description

Job Title: Category Manager

Pay Rate: £22.50 per hour = £180 per day

Start Date: 9/15/2025

Location: Remote (Anywhere in the United Kingdom)

Contract Type: Inside IR35 Agency Contract - includes benefits

Duration: Through June 2026 (with potential extensions)

Key Responsibilities

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Supporting in the execution of category plans, including pricing and promotional activities, with direct responsibility for range maintenance and the Promotional calendar.

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Liaise with key internal stakeholders on Promotional roadmap, ensuring submissions are made within agreed deadlines.

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Provide insights and learnings on promotional activities and execution and recommendations for the future promotional roadmap.

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Launch Management and readiness, creating a category workback schedule highlighting key category milestones and ensuring deadlines for product updates are achieved.

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Liaising with Supply and Planning teams to action product lifecycle updates and ensuring n-1 (End of life) products are removed from Store sites at point of expiration.

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Assortment management; ensuring tools are maintained with accurate product descriptions, pricing and market attributes.

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Creating and maintaining range matrix documentation at country level to share with GTM (go to Market), planning and Digital Store leads.

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Aligning with Global and Regional teams on launch activities and promotions, being a key point of contact for Regional Category updates.

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Support the Senior Category Manager in business reporting at a Regional and sub-regional level.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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A minimum of 2 years Assistant Buying or Category Management experience or equivalent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, JOB SKILLS, ABILITIES

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Strong analytical capabilities

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Highly detail oriented

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Proven determination and work ethic

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Enjoys telling stories through data

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Passionate about product

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Strong interpersonal skills

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Previous experience working directly with vendors, merchants, and supply chain organizations

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Good communication and Team building skills

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Effective in a fast paced, changing environment

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Strong Excel knowledge

RELATED COMPETENCIES

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Analytical Problem Solving – identifying patterns of causal relationships, breaking down problems into simple terms, and systematic in the approach to solving simple and complex problems, always staying focused on solving real-world problems and/or advancing the state of the art.

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Cross-Boundary Collaboration – effectively working with individuals and organizations outside of one’s immediate work area or span of control.

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Building Customer and Partner Relationships – the ability to develop solid, long-term relationships with customers, partners, and clients. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the customer/partner/client’s business and organization to establish mutually beneficial relationships that are based on trust.

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Global Process Management – the ability to engage in and manage global processes to achieve a high level of efficiency and effectiveness with the end customer in mind

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