Category Lead - Online/Internet

Roles and responsibilities:
- P&L owner for the category - Managing budget development and revenue for the category.
- Analysing data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends regarding the product and category.
- Creating and developing a strategic long-term plan for the development of the category.
- Overseeing a team of vendor managers, analysts and other support staff.
- Building and driving relationships with CEO's and national heads of key vendors to improve pricing and quality of services.
- Becoming a leader in category ranging, pricing and promotions across platforms.

- Planning appropriate orders to ensure product availability meets demand.
- Owning customer experience metrics and data quality.
- Identify defects and develop scalable processes to address them.
- Weekly and monthly tracking of category metrics to monitor goals and dive deep, where needed, to drive continuous improvement.
- Process development and operational planning to support forecasting and new launches.
- Influencing executive decision-makers, helping them to understand the brand, desired product positioning, key points of difference and target customer.
The Ideal Candidate:
- 8+ years of experience in category management or related field.
- An analytical mind with strategic ability. Ability to analyse and develop accurate conclusions to support category decisions based on key data.
- Strong knowledge of category management, marketing and sales principles.
- Excellent communication & relationship building skills.
- An understanding of the market and consumer insights and trends.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills to manage and influence at all levels of the company.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Excel with a good understanding of numbers.
- Previous experience in category management is a plus.