Recruitment Room Team
Portfolio Manager (EDE – Everyday Essentials)
Job Description
Job description
Job Objectives:
- To develop and ensure effective execution of the category operating plan (financial and product execution) for a portfolio of categories in order to achieve the business objectives.
- Review with the top-down bottom-up financial plans with the Planning Portfolio Manager on an ongoing basis to deliver against financial targets and ensure that this is reported and measured on a weekly basis.
- To effectively manage a team of Category Buyers and Managers by setting ambitious goals, set up plans for improvement on key drivers like product ranging, pricing strategies, cross sales, merchandising and promotion management and develop proposals to take corrective action where necessary.
- To critically evaluate and sign off the category range review to ensure increased profitability and improved product offering to customers and evolve market share.
- To effectively implement our space and range principles, to deliver appropriate and impactful execution in store.
- To oversee regular strategic meetings with key suppliers and strengthen those relations with improved commercial results.
- To work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of the operating plan.
- To keep track of/capitalise on global and local category developments/trends to ensure increased relevance to our customers.
- To identify opportunities to streamline and drive departmental efficiencies, resource allocation and establish category ways of working, manage departmental expense budget and identify opportunity to reduce expenses.
- To build high performing teams through effective people management and development to ensure capability to meet current and future business objectives. Ensure recruitment and selection are in-line with transformation targets.
