Category ​/ Buying Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the full commercial performance of the Pet Food category — from strategy and range to pricing, promotions and supplier terms.
• Build a category plan that blends customer insight, market trends and hard commercial logic into ranges that convert and perform.
• Own supplier relationships, negotiating costs, trade terms, funding and long‑term partnerships that drive growth and innovation.
• Keep a close pulse on trading performance, spotting issues early and driving actions that improve availability, margin and customer experience.
• Shape clear price architecture and promotional plans, collaborating with digital, supply chain, marketing and finance to bring them to life.

• experience in category management, buying or commercial trading, ideally within pet food, grocery, pharma, FMCG or multi‑SKU retail.
• strong negotiation experience and know how to secure, manage and deliver vendor income.
• confident owning a P&L, using data to guide decisions, and influencing senior stakeholders with clarity and credibility.
• built and refined ranges before — understanding good/better/best structures, pricing logic and how to drive performance.
• comfortable working cross‑functionally and leading plans that require tight coordination and commercial judgment.

Demonstrates expertise in category management and commercial trading, with a strong focus on negotiation, P&L ownership, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive performance in the Pet Food category.