Category Management Coach

Job Description

Contract: Permanent
Location: Nottingham
Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

Join Our Team as a Category Management Coach at Boots in Nottingham!

At Boots, we truly understand our customers, and we know that insight-led decision-making is key to our success. Our Category Re-Profiling (CRP) team is essential in providing the commercial expertise and customer insights that give our UK retail businesses a sustainable competitive advantage. As a Category Management Coach, you will be at the forefront of this mission, helping to translate customer insights into an optimised retail offer.

In this exciting role, you will lead virtual teams across various functions, including trading, multichannel, brand, merchandising, supply, marketing, and insights. Your skills in relationship building, commercial acumen, analytical thinking, and project management will empower you to implement impactful category management practices that enhance our customer experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organise and lead cross-functional projects, curating insights and tactical retail recommendations while facilitating engaging workshops.
• Inspire and coach trading teams to develop profitable, customer-led recommendations that maximise business value.
• Ensure the quality of customer and financial inputs in projects, identifying opportunities and trade-offs without compromising the customer offer.
• Demonstrate flexibility in shaping our approach to category management best practices.
• Share external market insights and competitor knowledge to enhance team performance.

What You'll Need to Have:

• Proven ability to coach in a dynamic commercial environment, empowering teams to achieve world-class category management objectives.
• A strong track record in a commercially focused role, ideally within retail or FMCG.
• Exceptional relationship management and project management skills, with the ability to inspire and engage others.
• Strong analytical and numerate skills, enabling you to create compelling narratives from data and insights with a customer focus.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in a numerate discipline.

Where Your Brilliance Can Take You:

At Boots, we are committed to nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth. As a Category Management Coach, you will have the chance to develop your career within a supportive environment that values your contributions.

Rewards Designed for You

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan (up to 12% company contribution)
• Generous employee discounts for you and a family member
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Flexible benefits scheme including options for additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, and much more.

There's lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts - there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at http://boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only.

A Bit About Us
At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported, and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

What's Next?
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.