Category Growth Manager - Electrical & Beauty (FTC)

Field Sales Solutions; West of England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car & fuel card

Up to 15% performance-related bonus

Health, wellbeing and financial guide

Clear career development opportunities

Retailer discount schemes

Incentive programmes

Job summary

Field Sales Solutions is seeking a Category Development Manager to lead Electrical, Beauty & Skincare category growth in Bristol. This field-based role focuses on improving availability, educating store teams, and delivering standout in-store execution in a defined territory.

You will manage relationships with Oral B, Olay and Braun, drive performance, and conduct business reviews to support regional growth. This is a 12-month maternity cover contract.

Qualifications

• Category expert in Electrical, Beauty & Skincare to grow sales and availability.
• Educate store teams and deliver effective in-store execution.
• Strong shop-floor presence with retailer relationships.

Responsibilities

• As part of our Perfect Store Team, you'll be the face of Oral B, Olay & Braun within your stores, driving performance across your territory by:
• Executing the Electrical, Beauty & Skincare category strategy to the highest standard.
• Influencing availability through a consultative, collaborative approach with in-store teams.
• Ensuring robust back-of-house processes, product protection and system compliance.
• Improving inventory accuracy through regular stock takes and root-cause analysis.
• Ensuring EBS fixtures are fully compliant to planograms, including SELs, facings and capacities.
• Acting as the key point of contact for Oral B, Olay & Braun building strong, long-term store relationships.
• Conducting business reviews with store managers to drive store and regional growth.
• Using the Field View sales app to analyse performance, identify opportunity and create actionable plans.
• Sharing category insights, trends and data where approved to drive engagement and results.
• Delivering high-quality training to store colleagues on new products, initiatives and category knowledge.

Skills

Excellent organisation

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Negotiation skills

Category development

Grocery & high-street retail knowledge

Understanding of category management

Self-motivated and resilient

Full UK driving licence

Store relationship management

Tools

Field View app

Job description

Field Sales Solutions is seeking a Category Development Manager to lead Electrical, Beauty & Skincare category growth in Bristol. This field-based role focuses on improving availability, educating store teams, and delivering standout in-store execution in a defined territory.

You will manage relationships with Oral B, Olay and Braun, drive performance, and conduct business reviews to support regional growth. This is a 12-month maternity cover contract.