At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Furniture and Christmas categories, driving growth and managing product selection.
- Company: Join a leading garden centre business with a focus on innovation and customer satisfaction.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to travel and engage with suppliers and trade shows.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a senior role while shaping exciting product ranges.
- Qualifications: Experience in category management and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 £ per year.
We are working with a leading garden centre business who are looking to appoint a Category Head to take ownership of their Furniture and Christmas categories. This is a senior commercial role with responsibility for delivering profitable growth through a compelling customer proposition, commercially focused product selection and development, effective range planning, stock and margin management and strong in-store execution. The successful candidate will also lead the relationship and performance of the third-party warehouse and logistics partner, ensuring efficient stock flow, cost-effective distribution and high service levels. The role will be based from the Woodbridge office, with travel to garden centres, suppliers and trade shows as required.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Creating the department strategy and budget in partnership with stakeholders to deliver sales, cash margin and stock targets
- Providing a clear product vision to ensure the proposition reflects the customer profile, company brand and delivers strong in-store execution
- Leading the team to deliver range launches on time and in line with the critical path
- Managing the sourcing, selection and development of product ranges across Furniture and Christmas
- Developing and mentoring team members, building capability, accountability and a strong commercial focus
- Tailoring garden centre ranges based on customer buying trends, market insight and competitor activity
- Managing third-party distribution and logistics supplier relationships, costs and performance
- Managing exit strategies to support stock targets and maximise margin performance
Person specification:
- Previous experience in category management, buying or trading, ideally within furniture, Christmas, seasonal, garden centre or home-related product areas
- Strong commercial awareness with experience managing sales, margin, stock, budgets and range performance
- Proven leadership experience, with the ability to develop teams and work collaboratively across the wider business
- Highly organised and resilient, with the ability to prioritise, follow through and deliver against conflicting deadlines
- Confident decision-maker with a can-do attitude, strong problem-solving skills and the ability to challenge thinking and seize opportunities
Category Head - Furniture & Christmas in Ipswich employer: All The Top Bananas
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