Assistant Category Manager

Location: Shippon

Are you ready to join a fast-growing, ambitious company in Oxfordshire and be at the heart of product development and category management? This is your chance to work with a dynamic team that connects suppliers, supply chain, sales, and commercial teams — ensuring new and existing products thrive in the market.

The Role

As Assistant to the Category Management team, you’ll be a key player in driving product success, supporting Category Managers in delivering growth and innovation across our product ranges. You’ll be involved in everything from new product introductions to trade show coordination, competitor benchmarking, pricing, and product information management.

What You’ll Do

Support Category Managers with new product launches and category management of existing ranges

Coordinate with the marketing team on major trade shows

Benchmark competitor products for price and specification insights

Prepare product development briefs and maintain product samples

Help calculate landed costs, trade pricing, and RRPs

Work closely with Product Information Management to ensure accurate data and compliance with IP and design regulations

Update range sheets and keep all stakeholders informed of developments

Attend photoshoots and exhibitions as needed

What We’re Looking For

Enthusiastic, proactive, and ready to roll up your sleeves

Exceptional attention to detail

Strong analytical skills and ability to manage multiple tasks

Confident working to tight deadlines

Excellent interpersonal skills to work with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point

This is a hands-on, varied, and exciting role in a company with aggressive growth plans — a perfect opportunity to gain broad experience in product development and category management while contributing to real business impact

We are an equal opportunities employer. Applications will be processed in line with data protection laws