Buyer Cosmetics - 9 Month FTC

SUPERDRUG; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer is looking for a skilled Category Manager to develop and implement effective category plans. This role involves collaborating with the Marketing team, managing product pricing, and ensuring the products meet customer needs. Ideal candidates should possess strong negotiation skills and relevant experience in category management. This position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and extensive benefits including holidays and discounts.

Benefits

33 days holiday

30% discount on Own Brand Products

Company pension and bonus

Learning and Development programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in category management and implementing strategies.
• Ability to collaborate with various teams effectively.
• Strong negotiation skills and market knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver category plans and promotions.
• Collaborate with Marketing team on promotional strategies.
• Manage product pricing and ensure competitiveness.

Skills

Category management

Marketing collaboration

Negotiation strategies

Product development

Job description

Overview

Join Superdrug Head Office – Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Location: East Croydon

Hours: 37.5 – 9.00am to 5.30pm – Hybrid working available with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern office close to East Croydon Station.

Salary: Competitive

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We're a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We're all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver that Superdrug feeling.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and deliver category plans including range reviews, promotions, pricing and stock that are consistent with overall commercial strategy and financial objectives.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop and implement marketing promotion plans and strategies relevant to category, adhere to legislation and brand guidelines, and clearly communicate with the customer, driving footfall and profitable sales.
• Review and evaluate the effectiveness of promotions, taking appropriate action where necessary and sharing best practice with peers and other stakeholders.
• Work with Own Brand team to develop and deliver Own Brand products/ranges that deliver increased participation and meet agreed strategy and plans.
• Working in partnership with the Merchandising team, agree merchandising strategy that drives and delivers right range in the right store; ensuring availability in store and control of slow moving stock.
• Identify and implement new product opportunities that are competitively priced, commercially viable and meet customer needs, driving sales and profitability.
• Manage and review pricing, ensuring pricing is competitive and maximises profitability. Operate within Company pricing strategy.
• Working in conjunction with Supply Chain team, ensure base sales and promotional forecasts are adhered to, whilst maintaining in-store availability to meet the customer's needs.
• Develop effective internal working relationships with cross functional team members to support and enhance category objectives and performance.
• Develop build and maintain effective external relationships to enhance the Superdrug proposition and meet customer needs.
• Adopt appropriate negotiation strategies to attain the best terms for the category and the business.
• Category expert – utilise and continually develop knowledge in category products, competitors and market activity to deliver increased category performance objectives.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special.

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