What’s The Role
As a Category Manager in the UK Convenience Retail team, you will take ownership of defined product areas, delivering category growth through best-in-class category management. This includes developing and executing range plans, merchandising, pricing, and promotions.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Own category performance, delivering against sales, margin and profit targets
- Analyse performance data and market trends to identify growth opportunities
- Develop and implement category plans across range, merchandising, pricing and promotions
- Build and manage relationships with large, branded FMCG suppliers
- Lead commercial negotiations and manage joint business planning activities
- Collaborate cross‑functionally to deliver category initiatives effectively
- Adapt quickly to changes in market dynamics and customer behaviour
What You Bring
- Experience as a Category Manager / Buyer
- Proven experience working with large, branded suppliers in a commercial setting
- Strong negotiation and relationship management skills
- Solid understanding of sales, margin and profitability drivers
- Analytical capability with the ability to turn insights into action
- A proactive, results‑driven mindset with strong ownership
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- The ability to operate at pace and manage competing priorities
Why Join Us
This is a great opportunity to play a key role in shaping a dynamic, customer‑focused offer in a high‑growth convenience channel, working with leading brands and delivering tangible commercial impact.
Working Conditions
Hybrid working is in place with a minimum of 3 days in our London office.
Benefits & EEO Statement
- Competitive starting salary and annual performance‑related salary increase
- Paid parental leave, including for non‑birthing parents
- Flexible working options
- Diverse and inclusive work environment; support for accessibility adjustments
- Various training and development programmes
- Opportunities for career progression across national and international teams
Shell is committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates and to ensuring a psychologically safe and accessible environment. We make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities.
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