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About the Role
The Category Planning Executive supports the development and execution of category strategy, utilizing consumer, market, and commercial insights to shape product ranges, optimize performance, and identify growth opportunities within the Revolution portfolio. This analytical and collaborative role requires a passion for beauty, commercial acumen, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Analyze product, brand, and category performance using internal sales data, retailer data, and market data to identify opportunities and risks.
- Support regular category, franchise, and product range reviews with clear commercial recommendations.
- Monitor launch performance, identifying successes, learnings, and areas for optimization.
- Produce regular reports, dashboards, and performance updates for key stakeholders.
- Conduct ad hoc commercial analysis to support strategic decision making.
- Support the Senior Category Manager in developing category strategies, product assortments, and launch plans.
- Help identify whitespace opportunities through analysis of consumer trends, competitor activity, and market performance.
- Assist with pricing analysis and recommendations for new product development across global markets.
- Contribute to range architecture and portfolio optimization projects.
- Gather and interpret insights from market data, retailer feedback, social trends, and competitor analysis.
- Conduct regular competitor benchmarking across pricing, assortment, innovation, and promotional activity.
- Support quarterly and annual market reviews, translating findings into clear commercial recommendations.
- Work closely with Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and local market teams to support successful product launches.
- Ensure key commercial documentation is accurate, maintained, and accessible across the business.
- Support the preparation of internal presentations for category reviews, launch meetings, and business updates.
- Maintain key category planning documents including the Global Brand Calendar, Global Product Strategy (GPS), Product Assortment File, NPD forecasting documents, and other commercial trackers.
- Ensure product cascade files and commercial information are kept up to date and available to relevant stakeholders.
- Continuously look for opportunities to improve reporting, processes, and ways of working.
Requirements
- Strong commercial awareness with an analytical mindset.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets.
- Ability to interpret data and communicate insights clearly.
- Excellent organisation skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across cross-functional teams.
- A proactive, curious approach with a desire to challenge convention and identify opportunities.
- Passion for beauty, consumer trends, and product innovation.
Skills
- Excel
- Data analysis
- Commercial planning
- Category management
- Merchandising
- Market data platforms (e.g. Circana/Nielsen)
- Competitor benchmarking
- Reporting
- Presentation skills
- Relationship building
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid working
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry level
- Mid level
Benefits
- Core hours 10-4
- Hybrid working: 2 days per week at home
- Friday time for you: 3.30pm finishes
- 25 days holiday
- Birthday Day off
- Christmas Bonus Day
- £500 per year Wellness Allowance
- 40% Product Discount
- 24/7 EAP & Wellbeing platform via Retail Trust
- Retailer Discounts via Circular Benefits
- Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Family Leave
About the Company
- Revolution is a beauty brand.