Category Manager – Mobile Phones
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,000 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Big Phone Store |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Category Manager – Mobile Phones
Wolverhampton
Full Time
£25,000 - £35,000 DOE
Think you can spot the next hot smartphone before it flies off the shelves? As our Category Manager – Mobile Phones, your decisions on stock, pricing, and promotions will directly drive growth and customer satisfaction.
The Role
As our Mobile Phone Category Manager, you’ll own one of our highest-impact categories, covering refurbished and new smartphones from top brands. You’ll manage stock, pricing, listings, and promotions, using data and market insights to ensure our phones are competitively priced, well-stocked, and perfectly positioned for our customers. This is a fast-moving, high-responsibility role where your commercial insight and passion for mobile tech will make a real difference.
What You’ll Do:
• Own the full lifecycle of mobile phones — from stock and listings to promotions
• Manage inventory and ensure supply meets demand without overstocking
• Analyse market trends and competitor activity to spot opportunities and gaps
• Forecast demand and plan seasonal campaigns around key releases
• Monitor and adjust pricing to remain competitive and profitable
• Track sales and performance data to understand what sells, what doesn’t, and why
• Analyse customer behaviour to optimise product strategy in real time
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth operations and accurate listings
What You Need:
• Passion for smartphones and strong product knowledge
• Experience managing mobile or consumer electronics categories (preferred but not essential)
• Commercial mindset with a strong grasp of pricing, trends, and product positioning
• Data-driven and analytical approach to decision-making
• Creativity and initiative to spot opportunities and solve problems
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with a sense of urgency
What We Offer:
• Permanent position with opportunities for career progression.
• Industry sector – Recession-proof.
• Flexible working hours to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Staff discounts on refurbished electronics.
• Pension scheme for financial security.
• Social events and team-building activities.
• Free onsite parking.
• An equal opportunities employer fully committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion since 1999.
• Birthdays off (fully paid, without using holiday entitlement, after two years).
• Up to 28 days of paid holiday.
• One extra day of holiday for each year of service from year 2 onward.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply nonetheless!
Wolverhampton
Full Time
£25,000 - £35,000 DOE
Think you can spot the next hot smartphone before it flies off the shelves? As our Category Manager – Mobile Phones, your decisions on stock, pricing, and promotions will directly drive growth and customer satisfaction.
The Role
As our Mobile Phone Category Manager, you’ll own one of our highest-impact categories, covering refurbished and new smartphones from top brands. You’ll manage stock, pricing, listings, and promotions, using data and market insights to ensure our phones are competitively priced, well-stocked, and perfectly positioned for our customers. This is a fast-moving, high-responsibility role where your commercial insight and passion for mobile tech will make a real difference.
What You’ll Do:
• Own the full lifecycle of mobile phones — from stock and listings to promotions
• Manage inventory and ensure supply meets demand without overstocking
• Analyse market trends and competitor activity to spot opportunities and gaps
• Forecast demand and plan seasonal campaigns around key releases
• Monitor and adjust pricing to remain competitive and profitable
• Track sales and performance data to understand what sells, what doesn’t, and why
• Analyse customer behaviour to optimise product strategy in real time
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth operations and accurate listings
What You Need:
• Passion for smartphones and strong product knowledge
• Experience managing mobile or consumer electronics categories (preferred but not essential)
• Commercial mindset with a strong grasp of pricing, trends, and product positioning
• Data-driven and analytical approach to decision-making
• Creativity and initiative to spot opportunities and solve problems
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with a sense of urgency
What We Offer:
• Permanent position with opportunities for career progression.
• Industry sector – Recession-proof.
• Flexible working hours to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Staff discounts on refurbished electronics.
• Pension scheme for financial security.
• Social events and team-building activities.
• Free onsite parking.
• An equal opportunities employer fully committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion since 1999.
• Birthdays off (fully paid, without using holiday entitlement, after two years).
• Up to 28 days of paid holiday.
• One extra day of holiday for each year of service from year 2 onward.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply nonetheless!