Details:
- Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: City of London London
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Category Controller - Own Brand | North London
Up to £90,000 + generous benefits package
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Category, Buying or Trading professional to take ownership of a major Own Brand proposition within a large and growing FMCG business.
As Category Controller, you'll lead the category strategy, drive trading and profitability, and manage a team of category professionals. You'll have real influence over P&L, margin, supplier negotiations, product development and commercial performance.
What you'll be doing
Set and deliver the Own Brand category strategy
Lead trading plans and drive profitable sales growth
Own P&L, margin and commercial budgets
Manage, coach and develop a high-performing team
Build strong supplier partnerships and lead key negotiations
Use customer, market and performance data to identify growth opportunities
Work cross-functionally to improve availability, margin, quality and supply
Lead initiatives that deliver genuine commercial change
What we're looking for
You'll be a proven senior commercial leader with experience across FMCG, Food Retail, Wholesale, Buying, Trading or Category Management.
You should bring strong P&L and negotiation experience, excellent commercial judgement, analytical capability and a track record of leading teams and delivering profitable growth or transformation.
The Package
£80,000-£90,000
30 days holiday including bank holidays
Pension, Private Medical & Life Assurance
Onsite parking
Senior leadership exposure and genuine ownership
Opportunity to shape a significant Own Brand portfolio
Backing of a £4.5bn+ diversified international groupIf you're ready for a role where you can make a real impact on strategy, profitability and the customer proposition, get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Apply now with an up to date CV to be considered for this exciting Category Controller opportunity.
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