Junior Category Manager - Fresh - FTC & Permanent
| Posting date: | 03 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2026 |
| Location: | Equity House, Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1LT |
| Company: | Booker Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 29948 |
Summary
Reporting to: Category Manager Based: Equity House, Wellingborough
An exciting opportunity for both a fixed term contract and a permanent vacancy has become available in our Fresh team.
The role of Junior Category Manager, known internally as a Category Manager Designate is a developmental role to allow you to grow into the role of Category Manager. Supported by a mentor and a development program you will, over the course of 2/3 years build deep knowledge and understanding of the business, the Product function and your product portfolio. This role will operate a hybrid working pattern.
Job Summary Maximising the profitability of specified product categories, improving customer satisfaction, and cash profit.
- The development and implementation of category plans ensuring delivery of sales, margin and profit are met whilst maintaining continuity of product availability.
- Source and manage products to grow both brand and own brand sales and profitability.
- Work with suppliers to deliver best availability, profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Seek and react to customer feedback to help shape the category plan.
- Develop and communicate a category plan for the relevant product category.
- Ensure product range reflects customer needs, e.g. follows the principles of good, better and best.
- Communicate and develop relationships across other parts of the business, e.g. supply chain, sales teams and operations.
- Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence championing diversity and inclusion.
Operational skills relevant for this job
- Good communication & stakeholder management.
- Be able to work independently, to problem solve and make commercial decisions.
- Attention to detail, writing of reports, interpreting data and keeping of accurate records.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant markets and market developments.
- Ability to flex work approach.
Experience relevant for this job:
- Understanding of Buying