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Category Manager

Aylesford, England , United Kingdom

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Negotiable

Permanent

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As the Category Manager, you will own and manage category plans across multiple categories and sales sectors driving sales & margin growth through effective range management, marketing and category activation. Working cross functionally you’ll deliver category insights and will ensure continuous category improvement to meet the needs of the business whilst also representing the customer in all merchandising decisions.

This role in regional broadline offers a unique opportunity to be involved across two businesses looking after a wide range of categories. The size of the business allows you to influence the key stakeholders and make a material impact to the success of the business.

This role is offering flexible hybrid working with 1-2 days per week based in our Aylesford, Kent office for team collaboration and meetings, so you must be with in a commutable distance.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Determine and own the category plans for multiple categories across the two businesses sourcing insight from a broad base (customer, market, and supplier), translating it using Sysco’s formal 6 stage category management process.

Manage own brand growth plan, to drive benefit to customers whilst growing our margin and market share.

Represent Regional Broadline at Sysco GB level to ensure local needs are understood, in GB ranging decisions.

Support marketing to run promotions (including digital options) and implement intelligent pricing recommendations to protect existing business and grow new opportunities, based on a clear financial objective

Review product performance and highlight areas for improvement.

Develop and maintain aligned relationships with key commercial colleagues to drive new business and cross sell growth plans.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will need to be results focused with demonstratable experience of applying financial, commercial and procurement skills to a range of business-related objectives and an analytical thinker with good commercial and business acumen is required. The successful candidate will enjoy working closely with and developing customer relationships as well as internal stakeholders across all levels. You will have the confidence to present back valuable insight with the ability to positively influence across a wide network of functions. You will possess strong Microsoft office Skills, Excel, (VLOOKUP, formula, Pivot tables) and PowerPoint with excellent organizational and prioritization skills and good communication skills, both verbal and written. You’ll have experience of using data analytics to make fact-based decisions that deliver results.

What you’ll receive:

A competitive salary

Car allowance of £5,500 per annum

Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase 5 additional holiday days

Pension scheme

Hybrid working contract

Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop

Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.

Recognition awards and Incentives

Career progression opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility

No. of positions available*: 1
Salary: Negotiable
Experience: None
Education: None
Post Date: October 14, 2025
Job id:. CV-183352
Position Type: Permanent
Applicants: 0
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