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Senior Category Manager
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Category Lead – High‑Growth Wellness Challenger Brand | London - Hybrid
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£55-70k basic + 15% bonus + amazing benefits
TalentPool are supporting a super high‑growth wellness brand on a confidential search for a Category Lead - a senior, high‑impact role shaping category strategy across major UK retailers. This is a VC‑backed challenger with serious momentum: rapid retail expansion, a premium positioning, and a category that’s exploding. They’re now hiring their first dedicated Category specialist to build the function from scratch and position the brand as the category leader.
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You’ll sit at the heart of the commercial team, reporting directly into the Sales Director and work closely with Sales, Marketing and Product. This is a role for someone who wants ownership, pace and the chance to influence both short‑term growth and long‑term strategy.
What you’ll lead:
- Build and own category strategy across major UK retail accounts
- Act as the unbiased voice of the customer/category
- Identify growth opportunities, white space and competitive dynamics
- Develop pricing, promo and category recommendations
- Build strong relationships with retail category teams
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What you’ll bring:
- Category management experience in FMCG (drinks, wellness or grocery)
- Strong analytical capability
- Confidence presenting data‑led stories to buyers
- Comfort operating in a fast‑moving, high‑growth challenger environment
- Curiosity around AI and how it can enhance category insight
- Energy, pace and a “radical ownership” mindset
If you want to build a category function from the ground up inside a rocket‑ship wellness brand, with autonomy, impact and senior visibility - apply within!
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