Job Purpose With a thorough understanding of customer needs, be able to identify and source new products and review existing ranges to ensure a commercially viable assortment of products that provide our customer with quality and value, whilst maintaining competitiveness and driving sales and profitability and overall commercial strategy.
Key Responsibilities - Develop, implement and deliver category plans including range reviews, promotions, pricing and stock management that are consistent with overall commercial strategy and financial objectives.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop and implement marketing promotion plans and strategies that are relevant to the category.
- Adhere to legislation and brand guidelines, and clearly and effectively communicate with the customer, driving footfall and profitable sales.
- Work closely with the Marketing and Online team to deliver exciting customer stories through social media and www.savers.co.uk - Review and evaluate the effectiveness of promotions, taking appropriate action where necessary, and sharing best practice with peers and other stakeholders.
- Working in partnership with the Merchandising team, agree merchandising strategy that drives and delivers right range in the right store; ensuring availability in store; and control of slow-moving stock.
- Identify and implement new product opportunities that are competitively priced, commercially viable and meet customer needs, driving sales and profitability.
- Manage and review pricing in order to profitability, ensuring Savers is competitive.
Operate within Company pricing strategy.
- Working in conjunction with the Supply Chain team, ensure base sales and promotional forecasts are adhered to, whilst maintaining in-store availability to meet the needs.
- Develop effective internal working relationships with cross-functional team members to support and enhance category objectives and performance - Develop, build and maintain effective external relationships to enhance the Savers proposition and meet customer needs.
- Adopt appropriate negotiation strategies to attain the best terms for the category and the business.
- Continually develop expert knowledge in category products, competitors and market activity to deliver increased category performance objectives -Manage and deliver projects as and when required.
-Make responsibility for own personal and professional development.
Person Specification - Commercially sound with excellent ability to understand and interpret market information - Strong analytical and numerical skills - Ability to influence and negotiate at all levels - Strong interpersonal skills - Project Management - planning and skills - Excellent attention to detail - Excellent communication skills: written and verbal, including presentations - Problem Solver Confident and - Energetic Adaptable and flexible in approach - Ability to work under pressure and to - Team player - Good PC and software skills