Accessories Category Leader - Growth, Innovation & P&L

Pets at Home Limited; Cheadle; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pets at Home Limited in the United Kingdom seeks a Head of Category to lead the Accessories category across stores and online. You will own the category P&L, shape strategic direction, and drive growth through innovation, NPD and own-brand development, working with cross-functional teams to deliver compelling propositions for customers and their pets.

This role requires leadership of a senior buying and design team, strong supplier negotiation skills, and a track record of delivering commercial

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale retail buying categories.
• Proven ownership of significant P&L and commercial performance.
• Ability to translate consumer trends into compelling product ranges.
• Experience with product innovation and own-brand development.
• Strong supplier negotiation and relationship management.
• Proven people leadership and capability to coach teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and change influence.
• Experience across Retail, Marketing, eCommerce and Supply functions.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering the category strategy across Accessories.
• Owning sales, profit and margin performance, identifying opportunities for growth and optimisation.
• Driving innovation, NPD and own-brand development to keep our ranges fresh and market-leading.
• Deliver a trade plan that entices our customers and delivers sustainably.
• Leading supplier relationships and commercial negotiations to deliver business targets.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to maximise category performance across stores and digital channels.
• Using customer, market and competitor insights to shape future category direction.
• Inspiring, coaching and developing a high-performing Buying and Design team.
• Championing transformation initiatives that improve agility, efficiency and customer outcomes.

Skills

Large-scale retail buying

P&L ownership

Trend identification

Product innovation & own-brand

Supplier negotiations

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Pets at Home Limited in the United Kingdom seeks a Head of Category to lead the Accessories category across stores and online. You will own the category P&L, shape strategic direction, and drive growth through innovation, NPD and own-brand development, working with cross-functional teams to deliver compelling propositions for customers and their pets.

This role requires leadership of a senior buying and design team, strong supplier negotiation skills, and a track record of delivering commercial