Job Description
Head of Hard Flooring Transformation
Location: Hybrid (UK)
Salary: Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits
The Opportunity
We're looking for an exceptional Head of Hard Flooring Transformation to lead the commercial strategy for one of the UK's most successful retail businesses.
This is a high-profile leadership role where you'll take full ownership of the flooring category, driving commercial performance, developing market-leading ranges and building strong supplier partnerships across the UK and internationally.
Reporting into the Commercial Director, you'll lead a talented buying team while working closely with merchandising, product development, marketing, operations and supply chain to deliver profitable growth.
If you're a commercially driven buying leader who thrives on combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
Develop and deliver the long-term buying and category strategy for flooring.
Build commercially successful product ranges across carpets, laminate, luxury vinyl tile (LVT), engineered wood, vinyl and accessories.
Identify emerging consumer trends and translate them into market-leading product propositions.
Lead supplier selection, negotiations and contract management with UK and international manufacturers.
Drive margin improvement, cost optimisation and commercial performance across the category.
Work closely with merchandising to optimise range architecture, pricing and stock investment.
Use customer, competitor and market insight to identify new opportunities for growth.
Lead, coach and develop a high-performing buying team.
Collaborate with marketing and retail teams to ensure successful product launches and promotional activity.
Build strong relationships across the wider business, influencing stakeholders at every level.
About You
You'll be an experienced senior buying professional with a proven track record of delivering commercial success within flooring or a closely related category.
You'll ideally bring:
Significant buying experience within flooring, home improvement, DIY, interiors or building products.
Previous experience leading and developing buying teams.
Strong commercial acumen with an excellent understanding of category management.
Exceptional negotiation and supplier management skills.
Experience sourcing products internationally.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive decisions.
A customer-first mindset and passion for product.
Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
The ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to shape the future of a major category within a growing business. You'll have genuine influence over product strategy, supplier partnerships and commercial performance while leading a talented team and working alongside an ambitious leadership group.
If you're ready to take ownership of a significant buying function and make a real commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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