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# Senior Category Development Manager - Boots

- **Company:** Reckitt
- **Location:** Slough, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/42657488/

## About the Role

generate clear, actionable insight. Able to identify true shopper behaviour drivers rather than surface-level trends and consistently link insight to commercially meaningful recommendations and plans.Confident communicator, able to operate and influence effectively at all levels internally and externally. Proven ability to land ideas with customers and stakeholders, driving adoption of category recommendations. Strong verbal storyteller and presenter, using data visualisation to bring insight to life. Effectively manages objections and negotiates within a category context, tailoring messaging to different audiences.Designs recommendations that are practical, scalable and implementable in-store, with a strong understanding of retailer and store operations, POG and space constraints, merchandising principles, ranging logic and implementation realities.Builds category-first growth plans and compelling category narratives, connecting short-term actions to a clear category
direction and long-term growth story, and anchoring recommendations in an overarching category vision and strategy.Proactive and accountable, with strong pace and a clear bias for action. Focuses on turning insight into execution through clear recommendations, disciplined implementation and robust tracking, taking full ownership of outcomes rather than analysis alone.Builds strong, effective working relationships across sales, trade, category, marketing and customers. Communicates clearly and transparently, constructively navigating conflicting views to reach aligned solutions. Demonstrates the ability to lead, coach and manage others, while planning, prioritising and managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.Strong knowledge of syndicated and customer data sources (for example Nielsen/IRI, retailer portal data and panel data).Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and the wider Microsoft suite, with working knowledge of Spaceman or equivalent tools, such as
VST and JDA.

## Description

review process.Understand and consider the impact of own decisions and independent action within other Reckitt units and wider business.Act as the category subject-matter expert, bringing thought leadership to both internal teams and customers.Manages and develops their direct report/s, setting clear objectives, providing regular coaching and feedback, and driving high performance through effective performance management, capability building and prioritisation aligned to category and business goals.The experience we're looking forStrong commercial acumen with a clear understanding of the Customer Management Process. Able to translate category strategy into retailer-relevant execution and financial impact, including sales, margin, ranging, space productivity and ROI, with a solid understanding of retailer P&L, executional capabilities and strategic priorities.Highly competent analysing large volumes of complex data across multiple sources, applying strong analytical rigour to


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