Assistant Category Manager - Skincare Partnerships (Hybrid)

Healthxchange; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Annual bonus

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Staff discount

Staff social events

Access to Health Assured EAP

Birthday Off Perk

Job summary

Healthxchange in London is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to support the Category Manager in managing Medik8 and Epicutis partnerships, driving the category plan and cross-functional collaboration with marketing, supply chain, education and sales.

You will prepare analysis for commercial decisions, coordinate supplier input, and help execute initiatives to deliver profitable category growth across skincare brands in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years' experience in a commercial, category, buying, account management or corporate customer-facing role within a fast-paced environment.
• Confident using Excel, with the ability to analyse data and draw out the core message.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and seniorities.
• Detail orientation with robust organisational and prioritisation skills.
• A proactive problem solver who takes ownership of tasks through to completion.
• Commercially minded, with an awareness of the P&L impact of key decisions.
• Competent across Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day account management of Medik8 and Epicutis, acting as a reliable first point of contact for routine supplier queries and escalating or coordinating input across functions as appropriate.
• Maintain regular, structured contact with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring actions are followed up and closed out, hitting agreed deadlines.
• Build strong working relationships with supplier contacts to support long-term, collaborative partnerships.
• Prepare agendas, packs and follow-up notes for supplier meetings and quarterly performance reviews.

Skills

Excel

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Commercial awareness

MS Office

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Healthxchange in London is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to support the Category Manager in managing Medik8 and Epicutis partnerships, driving the category plan and cross-functional collaboration with marketing, supply chain, education and sales.

You will prepare analysis for commercial decisions, coordinate supplier input, and help execute initiatives to deliver profitable category growth across skincare brands in a hybrid setup.