Category Development Manager - EBS

Please note: This vacancy is a Fixed-Term Contract (approx. 12 months) for Maternity Cover.

Field Sales Solutions has an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning business as a Category Development Manager, working with some  iconic brands – Oral B, Olay & Braun (Procter & Gamble).

Are you driven, articulate and thrive on making things happen?

If you love being out in the field, influencing results and taking real ownership of a category, this could be the role for you.

About us

Field Sales Solutions are a leading field marketing agency, proud to be a three-time winner of the FMBE Field Marketing Agency of the Year Award. We partner with some of the UK’s most exciting and recognisable brands, delivering standout in-store execution that drives growth.

We’re now looking for a passionate and commercially focused individual to become a category expert within Electrical, Beauty & Skincare  – growing sales, improving availability, educating store teams and delivering irresistible execution in store.

The Role

Territory Covered: BA1, BA2, BA4, BA11, BA12, BA14, BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS9, BS13, BS16, BS21, BS22, BS23, BS24, BS30, BS32, BS34, BS37, BS39, SN14, SN15

As part of our Perfect Store Team, you’ll be the face of Oral B, Olay & Braun within your stores, driving performance across your territory by:

Executing the Electrical, Beauty & Skincare category strategy to the highest standard.

Influencing availability through a consultative, collaborative approach with in-store teams.

Ensuring robust back-of-house processes, product protection and system compliance.

Improving inventory accuracy through regular stock takes and root-cause analysis.

Ensuring EBS fixtures are fully compliant to planograms, including SELs, facings and capacities.

Acting as the key point of contact for Oral B, Olay & Braun building strong, long-term store relationships.

Conducting business reviews with store managers to drive store and regional growth.

Using the Field View sales app to analyse performance, identify opportunity and create actionable plans.

Sharing category insights, trends and data where approved to drive engagement and results.

Delivering high-quality training to store colleagues on new products, initiatives and category knowledge.

What we’re looking for

Excellent organisation and communication skills.

Strong relationship-building ability and a consultative mindset.

Experience combining negotiation skills with category development to grow sales.

Knowledge of grocery and high-street retail environments.

Understanding of category management.

A self-motivated, resilient individual who thrives on achieving results.

Full UK driving licence and eligibility to work in the UK.

What’s in it for you?

In return for joining Field Sales Solutions, we offer a competitive and rewarding package:

£28,700 salary pro rata

Up to 15% performance-related bonus

Company car & fuel card

Clear career development opportunities

Incentive programmes, including retailer discount schemes

Health, wellbeing and financial guidance support

Holiday accrual linked to length of service

Our values

At Field Sales Solutions, our values guide everything we do:

Partnership – Transparent, collaborative and focused on shared success

Return – Driving activity that delivers a positive ROI

Ownership – Accountable, purposeful and proactive

Upstanding – Honest, ethical and professional

Determined – Resilient, focused and driven to succeed

We are PROUD to be Field Sales Solutions