Category Management Support Manager
Category management in the retail trading, customers & products - mobility & convenience Europe team
Oct 2022 - Mar 2024
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Caroline Linger Email & Phone Number
Category management professional
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@bp.com
2 phones found area 134
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Category management professional
Location
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Caroline Linger is listed as Category management professional based in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at bp.com, phone signal with area code 134, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Caroline Linger.
Caroline Linger previously worked as Category Management Support Manager at Bp and Retail buying management consultant at Self-Employed. Caroline Linger holds Honours, Economics from University Of Stirling.
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About Caroline Linger
A results oriented highly motivated achiever who enjoys a challenge. Strong team leader used to meeting deadlines in a pressured work environment. A clear strategic thinker and communicator with strong commercial and analytical skills. Varied experience from blue chip retailers to a smaller family owned business.Specialties: Team management and development, developing and devising range strategies, development of own label and exclusive product ranges, promotional planning and execution, budget setting, management of stock budgets and operation of 'open to buy', and strategic supplier management. Good experience of world wide sourcing. Good knowledge of above and below the line advertising with specific experience of flyer and catalogue execution.
Listed skills include Retail, Management, Sales, Strategy, and 16 others.
10 roles
Caroline Linger work experience
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Retail Buying Management Consultant
Self-Employed
Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
Director Of Retail Operations - Crocus.Co.Uk Ltd
Responsible for leading the teams for plants and hard goods buying and stock management and the Crocus nursery. Direct reports of 6 and indirect reports of 70+ in peak season. To lead the strategic range and offer development of plants, garden sundry products, gifting, christmas and outdoor living categories in terms of range offering, pricing and margin management, promotional activity, stock availability and supplier management. Driving the offer across both branded and 'Crocus collection' exclusive own label offer, ensure authoritative and appropriate pricing commensurate with the brand credentials of high quality, customer focused garden-oriented ranges.
Nov 2016 - Mar 2022
Head Of Buying (Garden And Horticulture)
Responsible for defining and driving the strategy for the Gardening Division (Garden Hardware and Horticulture).This includes leading the Trading team to deliver the operating plan targets and long term financial plan. Responsible for translating the plan into a customer-centric proposition including visual merchandising, marketing and communications.
Aug 2014 - Oct 2016
Head Of Otc (Health And Beauty Products)
Responsible for driving the 'Over the Counter' strategy of the Healthcare and Beauty offer for the Co-operative pharmacy. This includes store planning responsibility for the look and feel of the 770 branches including macro and micro space planning. Also responsible for leading the Beauty and Healthcare commercial team of 20 (Buying, Stock, Space Planning and Marketing)
Mar 2011 - Aug 2014
Category Manager
Responsible for the satellite navigation/car audio/car accessories Buying and Marketing team
Jul 2009 - Mar 2011
Head Of Buying
Responsible for Buyers covering Lighting, Kitchen equipment, seasonal ranges and Home decor
Mar 2009 - Jul 2009
Sales Director
Main board position. Responsible for all the activities of the Buying and Merchandising team including all aspects of Range strategy, Stock management, Warehousing and Marketing for all product ranges. This covered 37,000 SKu's including Plants, Aquatics, Garden sundries, Leisure, Furniture, Christmas, Ccook shop and Giftware.
Feb 2005 - Feb 2009
Head Of Buying
Responsible for the activities of the Buying team including management of the stock budgets and promotional activity for all ranges. Merchandise ranges covered 5,000 Sku's from cut paper to office furniture and technology. Direct responsibility for all promotional and advertising activity above and below the line.
Jan 2004 - Dec 2004
Trading Manager
Various roles including Furniture Trading Manager, Domestic Electrical Trading Manager (White goods) and Senior Buyer and Buyer across a range of product groups. Responsible for turnover of circa £500m, Sku's of circa 500, and teams of up to 24 people. Compilation of 5 year category strategy and setting/achievement of financial budgets for sales, profit, net contribution, A&P and supplier funding. Accountability for operational unit and value stock targets, stock turn and levels of obsolete stock. Strategic supplier management of the category including worldwide sourcing and development of exclusive ranges and own label development. Responsibility for all aspects of promotional activity for the category.
Oct 1986 - Dec 2003
2 education records
Caroline Linger education
Honours, Economics
Education record
St Wilfrid'S C Of E High School
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Caroline Linger is based in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom.
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Caroline Linger has worked for Bp, Self-Employed, Crocus.Co.Uk, Wyevale Garden Centres, and Co-Operative Pharmacy.
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Caroline Linger holds Honours, Economics from University Of Stirling.
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Caroline Linger is listed with skills including Retail, Management, Sales, Strategy, Merchandising, Team Management, Sourcing, and Marketing.
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