Category Manager

kff; Aylesford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance of £5,500 per annum

Generous holiday allowance

Discounts on food products

Shopping and cinema ticket discounts

Recognition awards and incentives

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

A leading foodservice company in Aylesford is seeking a Category Manager to own and manage category plans across multiple categories. Successful candidates will need strong financial and commercial skills, alongside experience in data analytics. This role offers flexible hybrid working and opportunities for career progression within the business.

Qualifications

• Results-focused with demonstratable experience in financial and commercial skills.
• Strong analytical thinker with good commercial acumen.
• Proven ability to build relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage category plans for multiple categories.
• Drive own brand growth plan to benefit customers while growing margins.
• Represent local needs in GB ranging decisions.
• Support marketing to run promotions and implement pricing strategies.
• Review product performance and highlight areas for improvement.

Skills

Financial skills

Commercial skills

Procurement skills

Data analytics

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

As the Category Manager, you will own and manage category plans across multiple categories and sales sectors driving sales & margin growth through effective range management, marketing and category activation. Working cross functionally you’ll deliver category insights and will ensure continuous category improvement to meet the needs of the business whilst also representing the customer in all merchandising decisions.

This role in regional broadline offers a unique opportunity to be involved across two businesses looking after a wide range of categories. The size of the business allows you to influence the key stakeholders and make a material impact to the success of the business.

This role is offering flexible hybrid working with 1-2 days per week based in our Aylesford, Kent office for team collaboration and meetings, so you must be within a commutable distance.

Responsibilities

• Determine and own the category plans for multiple categories across the two businesses sourcing insight from a broad base (customer, market, and supplier), translating it using Sysco’s formal 6 stage category management process.
• Manage own brand growth plan, to drive benefit to customers whilst growing our margin and market share.
• Represent Regional Broadline at Sysco GB level to ensure local needs are understood, in GB ranging decisions.
• Support marketing to run promotions (including digital options) and implement intelligent pricing recommendations to protect existing business and grow new opportunities, based on a clear financial objective.
• Review product performance and highlight areas for improvement.
• Develop and maintain aligned relationships with key commercial colleagues to drive new business and cross sell growth plans.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to be results focused with demonstratable experience of applying financial, commercial and procurement skills to a range of business-related objectives and an analytical thinker with good commercial and business acumen is required. The successful candidate will enjoy working closely with and developing customer relationships as well as internal stakeholders across all levels. You will have the confidence to present back valuable insight with the ability to positively influence across a wide network of functions. You will possess strong Microsoft Office skills, Excel (VLOOKUP, formula, Pivot tables) and PowerPoint with excellent organizational and prioritization skills and good communication skills, both verbal and written. You’ll have experience of using data analytics to make fact-based decisions that deliver results.

What you’ll receive

• Car allowance of £5,500 per annum
• Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase 5 additional holiday days
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
• Recognition awards and incentives
• Career progression opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility