Assistant Category Manager

from our Sutton Coldfield office, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week. What You'll Be Doing As Assistant Category Manager, you'll support the Category Manager in delivering category plans and helping ensure our products continue to meet customer needs and business objectives. Key Responsibilities Support market research, competitor analysis, and consumer insight activities. Assist with the management of the product lifecycle, including product launches, updates, range reviews, and discontinuations. Help maintain product data, pricing information, and category reporting. Support the development of new product ideas and commercial opportunities. Assist with planning and coordinating product launch activities. Prepare reports, presentations, and analysis to support business decisions. Collaborate with teams across Marketing, Sales, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Customer Service. Provide day-to-day administrative and project support to the Category function. What

We're Looking For A degree in Marketing, Business, Product Design, or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience. Previous experience in a marketing, commercial, retail, administrative, or product-related role would be beneficial but is not essential. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail. Good analytical and problem-solving abilities. Confident communication and interpersonal skills. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications. Enthusiastic, proactive, and eager to learn. Experience with Power BI, SAP, or other ERP systems would be advantageous but is not essential. Why Join Us? This is a fantastic opportunity to start or develop your career in Category Management with a market-leading brand. You'll gain exposure to the full product development process, work on exciting projects, and play a key role in supporting the future growth of our product portfolio. If you're commercially minded, curious about consumer behaviour,
and looking for a role where you can learn, grow, and make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Hozelock is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know. TPBN1_UKTJ