Job Title: Category Manager
Permanent Part Time position - 27 hours per week
Salary: 26,000 per annum (pro-rata salary for 27 hours per week)

Location: Glastonbury area

About the Role
We're looking for a proactive and commercially minded Category Manager to oversee multiple product ranges. This is a hands-on role combining strategy, supplier relationships, and creativity, helping deliver product ranges that customers love while reflecting ethical and sustainable values.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and manage product ranges from sourcing to launch, ensuring they meet customer needs and business goals
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, negotiating pricing, terms, and promotions
• Set and review pricing and margins to balance competitiveness, profitability, and brand values
• Monitor sales, stock, and performance data to make informed decisions on product selection, promotions, and range adjustments
• Develop seasonal layouts, promotional displays, and in-store presentation to enhance the customer experience
• Collaborate across teams to deliver smooth execution and consistent standards
• Stay informed on industry trends, customer preferences, and sustainability practices to guide category decisions
• Champion ethical, sustainable, and responsible sourcing throughout all decisions

Who You Are

• Experience in a Category Manager, Buyer, or similar role within, food retail, consumer goods or grocery.
• Strong commercial skills, confident in pricing, margins, and supplier negotiations
• Data-driven and able to make independent decisions
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Passion for food, sustainability, and ethical retail is highly desirable

What We Offer

• Competitive pay and benefits package
• 6 weeks of annual leave
• The opportunity to shape product ranges that make a real difference
• A supportive, collaborative, and values-led working environment
• Genuine opportunities to grow, develop, and influence the business
• Company pension scheme
• Generous 30% staff discount
• Sick pay scheme