Category Development Manager - EBS, Bristol

Category Development Manager - EBS, Bristol, United Kingdom Please note: This vacancy is a Fixed-Term Contract (approx. 12 months) for Maternity Cover.
Field Sales Solutions has an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning business as a CategoryDevelopment Manager , working with some iconic brands Oral B, Olay & Braun(Procter & Gamble) .
Are you driven, articulate and thrive on making things happen? If you love being out in the field, influencing results and taking real ownership of a category, this could be the role for you.
About us Field Sales Solutions area leading field marketing agency, proud to be a three-time winner of the FMBE Field Marketing Agency of the Year Award . We partner with some of the UKs most exciting and recognisable brands, delivering standout in-store execution that drives growth.
Were now looking for a passionate and commercially focused individual to become a category expert within Electrical, Beauty & Skincare growing sales, improving availability, educating store teams and delivering irresistible execution in store.
The Role Territory Covered: BA1, BA2, BA4, BA11, BA12, BA14, BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS9, BS13, BS16, BS21, BS22, BS23, BS24, BS30, BS32, BS34, BS37, BS39, SN14, SN15
As part of our Perfect Store Team , youll be the face of Oral B, Olay & Braunwithin your stores, driving performance across your territory by:
Executing the Electrical, Beauty & Skincare categorystrategy to the highest standard.
Influencing availability through a consultative, collaborative approach with in-store teams.
Ensuring robust back-of-house processes, product protection and system compliance.
Improving inventory accuracy through regular stock takes and root-cause analysis.
Ensuring EBSfixtures are fully compliant to planograms, including SELs, facings and capacities.
Acting as the key point of contact for Oral B, Olay & Braun building strong, long-term store relationships.
Conducting business reviews with store managers to drive store and regional growth.
Using the Field View sales app to analyse performance, identify opportunity and create actionable plans.
Sharing category insights, trends and data where approved to drive engagement and results.
Delivering high-quality training to store colleagues on new products, initiatives and category knowledge.

What were looking for Excellent organisation and communication skills.
Strong relationship-building ability and a consultative mindset.
Experience combining negotiation skills with category development to grow sales.
Knowledge of grocery and high-street retail environments.
Understanding of category management.
A self-motivated, resilient individual who thrives on achieving results.
Full UK driving licence and eligibility to work in the UK.

Whats in it for you? In return for joining Field Sales Solutions, we offer a competitive and rewarding package:
28,700salary pro rata
Up to 15% performance-related bonus
Company car & fuel card
Clear career development opportunities
Incentive programmes, including retailer discount schemes
Health, wellbeing and financial guidance support
Holiday accrual linked to length of service

Our values At Field Sales Solutions, our values guide everything we do:
Partnership Transparent, collaborative and focused on shared success
Return Driving activity that delivers a positive ROI
Ownership Accountable, purposeful and proactive
Upstanding Honest, ethical and professional
Determined Resilient, focused and driven to succeed

We are PROUD to be Field Sales Solutions.