Buyer Cosmetics-Mat Cover

inploi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer located in Greater London is seeking a Category Manager to enhance sales through strategic category plans and marketing collaboration. You'll be responsible for developing category strategies, managing product selection, and analyzing sales data for continuous improvement while providing excellent customer experience. This role offers generous benefits, such as 33-38 days of holiday and a company pension scheme, all in a vibrant office environment close to East Croydon Station.

Benefits

33-38 days holiday

Company pension matching

30% discount on Own Brand products

Enhanced parental leave

Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in category management within retail.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on sales performance.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage category plans including promotions and pricing.
• Collaborate with marketing for effective promotional strategies.
• Review promotions and take corrective actions as necessary.
• Work with merchandising to optimize stock and range.

Skills

Category management

Sales analysis

Collaboration

Negotiation

Market knowledge

Job description

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.

Here’s the exciting bit…a day includes

Working on cosmetics, you will seek to maximise sales and profit, working closely with our brands, managing sales and ranges through careful analysis and collaboration with the merchandising team. This is a great opportunity to work with both key mass‑market brands and more niche new brands to drive sales and market share for Superdrug whilst providing a best‑in‑class customer experience both on and offline.

The role will support in product selection, analysing performance and providing weekly sell‑through reports, as well as preparing for trade meetings and attending brand meetings.

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 that are relevant to category; adhere to legislation and brand guidelines; and clearly and effectively 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 controlling 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 that is competitive and maximises profitability, operating within Company pricing strategy.
• Working in conjunction with the 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.
• Utilise and continually develop knowledge in category products, competitors and market activity to deliver increased category performance objectives.

Here’s what’s in it for you

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 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!
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Currently we are working from home in line with government guidelines. When we are able you will be working in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special.

• Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm

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