Category & Merchandising Director

Ref: BBBH: 133927

England

£85,000

• Permanent
• 2-month notice

About the candidate

This candidate is a highly commercial manager of brand, product, and people with both strategic and operational experience in the UK & International roles. They have transferable skills and knowledge that spans across B2B, B2C and Dropship experience within Retail across multiple channels such as E-commerce, Catalogue, and retail/wholesale stores. They are now looking for a new opportunity where they can help an established business, or a relatively small start-up grow. 

What makes them great?

•    Grew Sales revenue of UK Start-up over 100% year on year over 3 years achieving margins at the level of more established businesses. 
•    Led European Private Brand Merchandising and Buying team consisting of over 30 associates for diverse categories achieving circa €500m sales
•    As a successful Category Director, through increased category focus and partnering with key strategic vendors, increased sales, and margin in key underperforming categories such as machines and supplies by over 20%
 

Areas of expertise

•    Manage all trading aspects of business including Category strategy, Product assortment, Sourcing, Supplier selection and Contract negotiation, Pricing strategy and management, Website development and Online Merchandising
•    Private Brand strategic development and sourcing for diverse range of products to reflect overarching business principles
•    Improved overall category performance in multiple categories and roles across all main kpi’s including Sales , Margin, ROAS and inventory stock turns 
•    Accountability for leading and mentoring large or small commercial teams to develop and deliver category strategies