Category Lead

Würth UK; Erith; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Pension

HealthCare plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Würth UK is seeking a Category Lead to own and shape a defined product portfolio, combining market insight, product expertise, and commercial thinking to deliver a best-in-class assortment for customers and drive category growth.

You will act as the central point of expertise for your category, partnering across teams to influence strategy, enhance product performance, and keep our offer competitive, relevant, and commercially strong.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret technical specifications, safety documentation, and compliance requirements.
• Commercially minded with strong analytical capability to assess market trends, competitor activity, and performance data.
• Curious, proactive, and motivated to continuously build product and category expertise.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the product portfolio in line with strategic and commercial objectives, identifying opportunities for growth, innovation, and optimisation.
• Shape and influence the category in collaboration with international partners, suppliers, purchasing, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage the full product lifecycle, including introductions, changes, rationalisation, and discontinuations, ensuring a clean and commercially optimised assortment.
• Support sales and marketing teams with product insights, technical knowledge, training materials, and customer-facing information (digital and in-person).
• Drive category growth through proactive input into campaigns, cross-functional initiatives, and promotional activity.

Skills

Market insight

Product expertise

Commercial thinking

Job description

We’reseekingaCategoryLeadtotakeownershipofadefinedproductportfolioandplayapivotalroleinshapingitsdirectionwithinourUKbusiness.Thisisahigh-impactrolewhereyou’llcombinemarketinsight,productexpertise,andcommercialthinkingtobuildandoptimiseabest-in-classassortmentthatdeliversforcustomersanddrivescategorygrowth.

You’llactasthecentralpointofexpertiseforyourcategory,partneringacrossteamstoinfluencestrategy,enhanceproductperformance,andensureourofferremainscompetitive,relevant,andcommerciallystrong.

Ifyouhaveapassionforproducts,enjoyblendingstrategicthinkingwithhands-onexecution,andthriveinafast-movingcommercialenvironmentwhereyourdecisionsarevisibleandvalued,thisroleoffersrealownershipandopportunitytomakeadifference.

KeyResponsibilities

• Ownandevolvetheproductportfolioinlinewithstrategicandcommercialobjectives,identifyingopportunitiesforgrowth,innovation,andoptimisation
• Shapeandinfluencethecategoryincollaborationwithinternationalpartners,suppliers,purchasing,andinternalstakeholders
• Managethefullproductlifecycle,includingintroductions,changes,rationalisation,anddiscontinuations,ensuringacleanandcommerciallyoptimisedassortment
• Supportsalesandmarketingteamswithproductinsights,technicalknowledge,trainingmaterials,andcustomer-facinginformation(digitalandin-person)
• Drivecategorygrowththroughproactiveinputintocampaigns,cross-functionalinitiatives,andpromotionalactivity

Skills&Experience

• Abilitytointerprettechnicalspecifications,safetydocumentation,andcompliancerequirements
• Commerciallymindedwithstronganalyticalcapabilitytoassessmarkettrends,competitoractivity,andperformancedata
• Curious,proactive,andmotivatedtocontinuouslybuildproductandcategoryexpertise

WhatWeOffer

• 23daysholiday(raisingupto28withLengthofService)
• Pensioninlinewithauto-enrolment
• HealthCareplan–moneytowardsyourdental,opticalandtreatmenttherapies!
• EmployeeAssistanceProgramme

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