Head of Category

Our client is looking for a Category Head to lead category management, buying, and planning across a retail portfolio, applying a landlord-tenant mindset to drive revenue from assigned category space. This is a senior commercial role for a numerically and commercially strong leader with a strong track record in organised, multi-brand retail category management.What You Will Do In this role, you will:Own and manage category management, buying and planning for the assigned category.Treat the category as a tenant in the store, generating revenue for the space (landlord-tenant mindset).Manage numerical and commercial aspects of product range and assortment.Own full category responsibility including P&L and category width, not just vendor management.Manage the retail category journey end-to-end.What We Are Looking For We are looking for someone who:Has a minimum of 10 to 11 years of experienceStrong category management, buying and planning experienceNumerically and commercially strongStrong commercial acumen and decision-making skillsExperience managing product range and assortmentBackground in organised retail category management, multi-brand environmentExperience with full category ownership including P&L, not vendor managementExperience in a category such as apparel, fashion retail, general merchandise, luggage/bags, homeware, fragrances, stationery, or supermarketsRole Details

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia