Category Manager

easyJet; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in London is looking for a Category Manager to develop profit-driven strategies for its inflight retail programme. This role involves analyzing consumer data, collaborating with multiple teams, and continually optimizing the product offerings. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, experience in category management, and knowledge of the retail industry. A relevant degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in category management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data.
• Experience in retail industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop category profit strategies based on insights.
• Collaborate with internal teams to execute strategies.
• Monitor and report on sales performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Category management

Consumer insights

Operational efficiency

Education

Relevant degree (e.g., business, marketing)

Tools

Data modeling software

CRM systems

Job description

easyJet operates a successful inflight retail programme with bold ambitions for growth and innovation. The Inflight Retail (IFR) team sits within our commercial function, and is tasked with delivering a completely integrated retail strategy that delivers to the bottom line. We want to stay ahead of the latest consumer trends in food & beverage and relevant consumer goods. We seek to identify and implement technology disruption and build strong brand & retail partnerships. All of this within the unique and intense retail environment that is a low cost airline operation.

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The Job:

The purpose of this role is to set category profit growing strategies that drive the execution of our ranging and merchandising through our internal and external partner functions. These strategies will be data and insight led, factoring drivers of consumer demand and how revenue and cost levers can work together to grow the overall programme

In addition to setting strategy, the role will supervise the execution of the programme through key partnerships. You will be:

·Writing product briefs for our external Managed Agent partner DNATA to fulfil

·Setting the commercial brief for internal marketing function who build out the comms

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·Supporting operations with category related issues as arise

The role will require hands on modelling of commercial and operational data to inform pricing strategies and experiments, and optimisation of range breadth and depth. They will work closely with the IFR Business Performance and operations teams to ensure loading and efficiency programmes support our overall category propositions

What you will be doing:

·Responsible for setting insight based category vision and strategies across all IFR product categories – driving revenue upside and optimising within cost levers to drive profit and customer satisfaction

·Interrogate existing data in business, and identify gaps to support our customer proposition Independently identify and shape customer focused insights programme and projects to inform category ranging, merchandising and trading agenda; Work directly with internal insight teams and external partners to deliver key insight projects. Work with operations and customer experience teams to hands on fill insight gaps (, run onboard consumer insight surveys)

·Own category trading reporting, working with Managed Agent partner to define easyJet data requirements and reporting, working closely with eJ finance

·Partner IFR Business Performance to interrogate cost drivers and their interplay with top line growth strategies to optimise for overall net profit (eg rather than gross margin)

·Maintain knowledge of the market place, competitors and trends to ensure a cutting edge consumer compelling strategy. Map territory of total competitive set, from other retail occasions and moments to active customer decisions not to purchase

·Set product and range briefs and partner with Managed Agent to define and deliver procurement strategy and contracting in line with agreed ways of working; Oversee strategic partner relationships managed through our MA , through quarterly business reviews

·Work closely with Managed Agent and operations team to ensure product safety delivery and management across all product sets

·Work closely with marketing team to deliver consumer motivating communications of product, and promotions – including onboard and any additional digital channels such as CRM. Provide commercial and product inputs as required

·Work closely with market and base teams to understand crew and operational requirements and create programme engagement across network

Business Area

Commercial

Category Manager(16172)Description

The team:

easyJet operates a successful inflight retail programme with bold ambitions for growth and innovation. The Inflight Retail (IFR) team sits within our commercial function, and is tasked with delivering a completely integrated retail strategy that delivers to the bottom line. We want to stay ahead of the latest consumer trends in food & beverage and relevant consumer goods. We seek to identify and implement technology disruption and build strong brand & retail partnerships. All of this within the unique and intense retail environment that is a low cost airline operation.

Job board

The Job:

The purpose of this role is to set category profit growing strategies that drive the execution of our ranging and merchandising through our internal and external partner functions. These strategies will be data and insight led, factoring drivers of consumer demand and how revenue and cost levers can work together to grow the overall programme

In addition to setting strategy, the role will supervise the execution of the programme through key partnerships. You will be:

·Writing product briefs for our external Managed Agent partner DNATA to fulfil

·Setting the commercial brief for internal marketing function who build out the comms

Job board

·Supporting operations with category related issues as arise

The role will require hands on modelling of commercial and operational data to inform pricing strategies and experiments, and optimisation of range breadth and depth. They will work closely with the IFR Business Performance and operations teams to ensure loading and efficiency programmes support our overall category propositions

What you will be doing:

·Responsible for setting insight based category vision and strategies across all IFR product categories – driving revenue upside and optimising within cost levers to drive profit and customer satisfaction

·Interrogate existing data in business, and identify gaps to support our customer proposition Independently identify and shape customer focused insights programme and projects to inform category ranging, merchandising and trading agenda; Work directly with internal insight teams and external partners to deliver key insight projects. Work with operations and customer experience teams to hands on fill insight gaps (, run onboard consumer insight surveys)

·Own category trading reporting, working with Managed Agent partner to define easyJet data requirements and reporting, working closely with eJ finance

·Partner IFR Business Performance to interrogate cost drivers and their interplay with top line growth strategies to optimise for overall net profit (eg rather than gross margin)

·Maintain knowledge of the market place, competitors and trends to ensure a cutting edge consumer compelling strategy. Map territory of total competitive set, from other retail occasions and moments to active customer decisions not to purchase

·Set product and range briefs and partner with Managed Agent to define and deliver procurement strategy and contracting in line with agreed ways of working; Oversee strategic partner relationships managed through our MA , through quarterly business reviews

·Work closely with Managed Agent and operations team to ensure product safety delivery and management across all product sets

·Work closely with marketing team to deliver consumer motivating communications of product, and promotions – including onboard and any additional digital channels such as CRM. Provide commercial and product inputs as required

·Work closely with market and base teams to understand crew and operational requirements and create programme engagement across network

Business Area

Commercial

Primary Location

United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport

Organisation

Commercial

Schedule

Full-time

Unposting Date

08/08/2025, 11:59:00 PM

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Created on 30/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom