Category Development Manager - EBS
Listed on 2026-11-02
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Sales
Retail Sales -
Retail
Retail Sales, Merchandising
Category Development Manager - EBS, Bristol, United Kingdom
Please note:
This vacancy is a Fixed-Term Contract (approx. 12 months) for Maternity Cover.
Field Sales Solutions has an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning business as a Category Development Manager , working with some iconic brands Oral B, Olay & Braun(Procter & Gamble) .
Are you driven, articulate and thrive on making things happen? If you love being out in the field, influencing results and taking real ownership of a category, this could be the role for you.
About us Field Sales Solutions area leading field marketing agency, proud to be a three-time winner of the FMBE Field Marketing Agency of the Year Award . We partner with some of the UKs most exciting and recognisable brands, delivering standout in-store execution that drives growth.
We’re now looking for a passionate and commercially focused individual to become a category expert within Electrical, Beauty & Skincare growing sales, improving availability, educating store teams and delivering irresistible execution in store.The Role Territory Covered: BA1, BA2, BA4, BA11, BA12, BA14, BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS9, BS13, BS16, BS21, BS22, BS23, BS24, BS30, BS32, BS34, BS37, BS39, SN14, SN15
As part of our Perfect Store Team , youll be the face of Oral B, Olay & Braunwithin your stores, driving performance across your territory by:- Executing the Electrical, Beauty & Skincare categorystrategy to the highest standard.
- Influencing availability through a consultative, collaborative approach with in-store teams.
- Ensuring robust back-of-house processes, product protection and system compliance.
- Improving inventory accuracy through regular stock takes and root-cause analysis.
- Ensuring EBSfixtures are fully compliant to planograms, including SELs, facings and capacities.
- Acting as the key point of contact for Oral B, Olay & Braun building strong, long-term store relationships.
- Conducting business reviews with store managers to drive store and regional growth.
- Using the Field View sales app to analyse performance, identify opportunity and create actionable plans.
- Sharing category insights, trends and data where approved to drive engagement and results.
- Delivering high-quality training to store colleagues on new products, initiatives and category knowledge.
- Excellent organisation and communication skills.
- Strong relationship-building ability and a consultative mindset.
- Experience combining negotiation skills with category development to grow sales.
- Knowledge of grocery and high-street retail environments.
- Understanding of category management.
- A self-motivated, resilient individual who thrives on achieving results.
- Full UK driving licence and eligibility to work in the UK.
- 28,700salary pro rata
- Up to 15% performance-related bonus
- Company car & fuel card
- Clear career development opportunities
- Incentive programmes, including retailer discount schemes
- Health, wellbeing and financial guidance support
- Holiday accrual linked to length of service
- Partnership Transparent, collaborative and focused on shared success
- Return Driving activity that delivers a positive ROI
- Ownership Accountable, purposeful and proactive
- Upstanding Honest, ethical and professional
- Determined Resilient, focused and driven to succeed
We are PROUD to be Field Sales Solutions.
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