Quest Search & Selection are recruiting a Category Manager - Luxury Consumables to join a global marketing function. The role is accountable for the long-term growth and overall performance of a strategically important category. You will Lead the category strategy and portfolio planning, ensuring both new and existing products achieve commercial results, reflect brand positioning, and satisfy consumer and retailer expectations.
This business is a UK-based design-led premium/luxury business, renowned for creating distinctive, high-quality gifts, and accessories . The company has a strong global presence, a loyal customer following, and a reputation for creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation.
In this position your responsibilities as a Category Manager - Luxury Consumables include:
*Take ownership of the product portfolio across two core categories, setting the strategic direction, defining market positioning, and managing products through their full lifecycle.
*Working cross-functionally with design, product development, sales, and marketing to drive the NPD roadmap.
*oversees range lifecycle decisions and keeps the category competitive and relevant on a global scale.
*Shape and deliver pricing and positioning strategies that balance competitiveness with profitability, while protecting brand value and equity.
*Lead category-led projects through the full stage-gate process, from concept development and feasibility through to production sign-off.
*Track market dynamics, consumer behaviour, and competitor activity to uncover growth opportunities and points of differentiation.
*Use consumer insight, data, and feedback to inform product decisions and adapt strategies to changing market needs
To be successful in this Category Manager - Luxury Consumables position you must have:
*Proven background in category management (5 years + ) within luxury FMCG consumer goods, with a strong understanding of premium/luxury retail environments and consumer expectations.
*You must have experience of deliver pricing and positioning strategies
*that you have accountability off full stage-gate process, from concept development and feasibility through to production sign-off.
*Commercially and strategically minded, able to balance long-term category vision with hands-on delivery and market expansion.
*Strong expertise in pricing, positioning, and competitive strategy, supported by using market insight and analysis.
*Results-focused and consumer-led, using performance metrics and customer insight to drive sales growth, profitability, and brand-aligned product solutions.
The benefits on this Category Manager - Luxury Consumables position include:
*Annual Holiday
*Pension
*Hybrid working- 3 days in the office.
*Staff discounts on products
*Flexible working arrangements
*Training and development Opportunities
If you feel that this opportunity sounds like you and you have the Category Manager experience, please send your cv quoting the reference no. JO-2601-115347 .
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.