Assistant Category Manager - Hybrid, Auto Growth

Halfords Careers; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Life assurance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced family leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Halfords is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to support the growth of our Autocentre category from the Redditch Support Centre. You will work closely with the Category Trading Manager to shape and execute category plans that drive growth and profitability across our nationwide garage network.

In this role you will combine commercial acumen with market insights to influence product mix, supplier terms, and promotional activity.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial, category or buying team.
• Strong customer focus with the ability to identify and respond to customer needs.
• Demonstrates solid commercial awareness and understanding of business drivers.
• Confident analysing large datasets and making insight-led decisions.

Responsibilities

• Shape category plans with the Category Trading Manager and bring bold ideas to life.
• Manage supplier funding and maintain accurate records.
• Collaborate with marketing to plan and deliver campaigns that drive results.
• Analyse sales data and turn insights into actions to improve performance.
• Develop relationships across the business to ensure category plans are executed.

Skills

Category buying

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Job description

Halfords is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to support the growth of our Autocentre category from the Redditch Support Centre. You will work closely with the Category Trading Manager to shape and execute category plans that drive growth and profitability across our nationwide garage network.

In this role you will combine commercial acumen with market insights to influence product mix, supplier terms, and promotional activity.