Category Manager, Grocery

Zapp; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading premium convenience retail platform is looking for a Category Manager, Grocery, in London. You will be responsible for optimizing product offerings by analyzing data trends and fostering relationships with suppliers to enhance product availability while managing inventory effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in grocery category management.
• Outstanding analytical and negotiation skills.
• Creative problem solver with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal departments and suppliers.
• Analyze data to inform category strategies.
• Develop and execute assortment strategy.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Problem solving

Communication

Education

5 years category management experience

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Category Manager, Grocery
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We are looking for an experienced Category Manager to join our team! You'll collaborate closely with various internal departments including Store Operations, Logistics, Commercial/Buying and Marketing & Merchandising, as well as vendors to ensure a consistent supply of high-quality products while maintaining optimal inventory levels to deliver availability while controlling waste and shrinkage.

Zapp is London’s leading premium convenience retail platform. Founded in 2020, our vision is to disrupt the multi-trillion dollar convenience retail market, currently dominated by major players, by developing best-in-class customer-centric technology and fulfilment solutions. Zapp partners with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver an exclusive range of hand-picked products 24/7, delivered in minutes.

Here’s What You’d Be Doing

• Build and sustain effective relationships with our supplier network.
• Produce detailed analysis and insights on category opportunities, along with analytical support in the development of category plans.
• Develop and execute a clear assortment strategy to fit our on-demand delivery convenience offering.
• Analyse company data and external market data to determine key trends to drive category strategies
• Engage with new businesses to increase brand awareness and product range
• Work with internal teams across marketing, social, product and partnerships to optimise our customer offering, increase brand investments and hit company targets along with brand growth.
  

Qualifications & Skills:

• A minimum of 5 years category management/buying experience in Grocery
• Creative problem solver with an eye for detail
• Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team
• Outstanding analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proven experience of outstanding negotiation and procurement practices to achieve cost savings
• Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Other

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Retail

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