Lead Category Manager

Quest Search & Selection are currently partnering with a leading tech eCommerce food & household platform specialised in consumer goods and last-mile delivery.

Key responsibilities of this Lead Category Manager:

• Lead ongoing range reviews to optimise product assortments, identify opportunities, and introduce innovative new lines.
• You would be Leading a team of 3-4 Category managers and role will report into the Trading Director/COO.
• Lead vendor negotiations to achieve favourable terms and build strong, long-term supplier partnerships.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, ensuring accountability for cost pricing, promotional plans, and service delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including in-stock managers and category analysts to enable aligned and data-informed decision-making.
• Strategically plan and deliver impactful promotions and activations that engage customers and drive business growth.
• Harness data insights in partnership with the Data Team to inform category strategy and shape future growth plans.
• Develop and execute in-app merchandising strategies that consistently align the product range with the brand's value proposition

Key requirements of Lead Category Manager:

• Ideally having 5-8-year experience in in e-commerce, tech, retail, or FMCG sectors, with a growth mindset in a Category or Buying background.
• That you re in a leadership role operating at a Senior Category , Lead or Head-of level
• This is overseeing all Food categories including Grocery, Ambient, Household & Fresh categories so you must have in-depth experience with branded suppliers across categories.
• Have extensive experience working with Supplier, Distributor and Wholesalers
• Expert in Excel at an advanced level for financial modelling - this is essential
• Strong analytical skills, consistently leveraging data to guide decisions and deliver impactful performance insights.
• Demonstrated expertise in negotiation and deal-making, securing mutually beneficial agreements and fostering lasting supplier relationships.
• Excellent communicator and stakeholder manager, confident working across cross-functional teams.

Benefits included for Lead Category Manager:

• Hybrid role - 3 days in office
• Company Shares /RSU
• Employee discount.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
• Annual performance appraisal and bonus.

This is a great opportunity if you have the right skill sets to be part of an entrepreneurial team. If this role is of interest, please do apply quoting the reference no.JO-14/B

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.