National Category Manager - Fish and Meat

Spencers Retail, part of the RPSG Group, is seeking a National Category Manager Fish & Meat with full P&L ownership. The role drives national sales, margins, sourcing efficiency, wastage control, pricing strategy, and vendor performance, while ensuring quality, compliance, and consistent execution across locations to deliver sustainable profitability and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

You will lead the Fish & Meat category at a national level with end-to-end ownership across sales, pricing, sourcing, vendor management, inventory, and execution. The role focuses on driving P&L performance, controlling shrinkage and wastage, strengthening vendor partnerships, ensuring quality and compliance, and delivering consistent availability and freshness across locations.

Financial (P&L)

• Own category P&L including budgeting and financial planning
• Drive buying decisions to meet sales, margin, and profitability targets
• Lead commerce planning aligned to category growth objectives

Customer

• Ensure quality standards, food safety, and regulatory compliance
• Deliver consistent freshness and customer satisfaction across stores

Internal business processes

• Lead range building and assortment planning for fish and meat
• Manage buying and merchandising execution across locations
• Strengthen vendor management to ensure continuity of supply and efficiency

Innovation / analytics

• Drive data analysis to support category decisions and performance improvement
• Use insights to optimize assortment, pricing, and buying strategies

Experience/Skills Required

• Must have minimum of 8-10 years of experience
• Experience in leading F&M/Frozen Food category business
• Preferable from Retail and E-Commerce Background