Head Of Hard Flooring Transformation

Overview

Head of Hard Flooring Transformation –

Location:

Hybrid (UK). Salary:
Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits.

We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Hard Flooring Transformation to lead the commercial strategy for one of the UK's most successful retail businesses. This is a high-profile leadership role where you’ll take full ownership of the flooring category, driving commercial performance, developing market-leading ranges and building strong supplier partnerships across the UK and internationally. Reporting into the Commercial Director, you’ll lead a talented buying team while working closely with merchandising, product development, marketing, operations and supply chain to deliver profitable growth.

If you’re a commercially driven buying leader who thrives on combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution, we’d love to hear from you.

• Develop and deliver the long-term buying and category strategy for flooring.
• Build commercially successful product ranges across carpets, laminate, luxury vinyl tile (LVT), engineered wood, vinyl and accessories.
• Identify emerging consumer trends and translate them into market-leading product propositions.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations and contract management with UK and international manufacturers.
• Drive margin improvement, cost optimisation and commercial performance across the category.
• Work closely with merchandising to optimise range architecture, pricing and stock investment.
• Use customer, competitor and market insight to identify new opportunities for growth.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing buying team.
• Collaborate with marketing and retail teams to ensure successful product launches and promotional activity.
• Build strong relationships across the wider business, influencing stakeholders at every level.

• You'll be an experienced senior buying professional with a proven track record of delivering commercial success within flooring or a closely related category.
• Significant buying experience within flooring, home improvement, DIY, interiors or building products.
• Previous experience leading and developing buying teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with an excellent understanding of category management.
• Exceptional negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Experience sourcing products internationally.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive decisions.
• A customer-first mindset and passion for product.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of a major category within a growing business. You'll have genuine influence over product strategy, supplier partnerships and commercial performance while leading a talented team and working alongside an ambitious leadership group. If you're ready to take ownership of a significant buying function and make a real commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.