Category Planner

This is Alexander Faraday Recruitment are excited to be working with a leading retail business to recruit a Category Planner for a 12-month temporary assignment on a hybrid basis.

This is a high-volume, fast-paced environment where you’ll support a key product category (beauty) and play a central role in driving commercial performance.

The Role

* Analyse sales vs stock to identify trends, risks and opportunities

* Produce trade reports, promotional analysis and insights

* Support SKU set-up, pricing and promotional activity

* Assist with range planning and product lifecycle management

* Manage elements of the critical path to ensure smooth launches

* Work closely with Supply Chain, Marketing and suppliers

* Handle category queries and reporting requests

About You

* Experience in Category Planning, Merchandising, Buying Admin or similar

* Background in a head office retail environment with high SKU volumes

* Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs)

* High attention to detail

* Confident communicator – able to build relationships and challenge when needed

* Experience with systems like SAP is advantageous

If you enjoy working with data, thrive in a busy retail environment, and want to develop your category experience—this is a great opportunity to step up