Category Manager | Co-operative House

We are looking for a Category Manager to join our team.

To provide a full and complete service in terms of Merchandising and Range Events - Planograms Management for the Society With specific responsibility for the FRTS range but working closely to support the Local Manager & Team with local, UK & Internationally sourced products to ensure that all products are appropriately merchandised according to the Society’s guidelines.

The role will include managing the processes for Range, Planograms, Initial Pricing and Margin, reviewing, and improving waste and availability.

Duties will include;

• Dir ect accountability for managing the range that the Society sources from FRTS. This means direct responsibility for data admin, merchandising, planograms.
• Du al responsibility (with operations) for managing FRTS & Non FRTS waste and availability , effectively and efficiently.
• Requirement to work with Local Category Manager to issue plans for products sourced from Local, International and UK suppliers.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience Requirement

• Broad understanding of the business and the broader cooperative movement
• Good level of business and financial acumen
• Ability to analyze the internal and external environment for data and trends and action the information.
• Consults, collaborates and communicates effectively.
• Has the ability to ensure that transactional aspects of the role are well executed in a fast-moving, changing working environment.
• The ability to work cross-functionally both within the Trading Team and across the Retail Estate.
• A pro-active nature with a willingness to investigate problems and suggest solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• 10% staff discount across all food, non-food, online grocery, fuel and pharmacy
• Ad hoc staff double discount weekends throughout the year
• Secondary card holder
• Discretionary bonus
• Pension Scheme with Co-op contribution
• 24-hr access to free health and wellbeing support
• A range of other discounts

If you have less than five years residency status, you may be considered for full time roles.

EU settled status document will be required from those holding an EU passport

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