Graduate Commercial & Category Executive
Team Commercial | Support Office
Reports to Victoria Dookeran, Day Lewis & Harrods Pharmacy Category Manager
Location Croydon Support Office, with occasional travel to Harrods and supplier meetings
Contract Permanent, full-time- 4 days in the office required
Salary Up to £30,000 dep on experience
ABOUT THE ROLE
Day Lewis is one of the UK's leading independent pharmacy groups, with 235+ pharmacies, multiple warehouses and a growing NHS and private services portfolio. We are looking for an ambitious, digitally confident graduate to join our Commercial Team as a Graduate Commercial & Category Executive, working closely with our Day Lewis & Harrods Pharmacy Category Manager.
This is a broad and high-profile role supporting category performance, supplier coordination, commercial analysis, product launches and high-profile projects including the Harrods Pharmacy relocation. You will use AI tools day-to-day to improve productivity, analysis and reporting. We welcome applications from graduates who are curious, analytical and commercially minded.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Category management
- Support product categories across Day Lewis and Harrods Pharmacy, maintaining trackers, promotional calendars and supplier documentation.
- Assist with new product launches, range reviews, competitor monitoring and preparation of supplier meeting packs.
- Support pricing and promotional planning and monitor performance against agreed plans.
Commercial analysis
- Produce weekly and monthly KPI reporting on sales, margin, pricing and promotional performance.
- Bring information together from multiple sources into clear, accurate summaries that help managers make faster, better decisions.
- Prepare simple, practical recommendations and business cases for growth opportunities.
Projects and Harrods relocation support
- Maintain project plans, RAID logs and action trackers for commercial projects and the Harrods Pharmacy relocation.
- Coordinate stakeholders, follow up actions and produce concise progress reports for senior leadership.
- Support Harrods commercial activity, including merchandising, supplier engagement and stakeholder communications.
WHAT YOU WILL GAIN
Broad exposure: Category, supplier, projects and analysis exposure from day one, no two weeks the same.
Real responsibility: Own commercial workstreams and support delivery of high-profile projects including Harrods.
Fast development: Direct mentoring from an experienced Category Manager, with visibility across leadership.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Essential
- A recent graduate, ideally in Business, Economics, Marketing, Finance, Retail Management or a related discipline.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, able to interpret data and translate it into clear business insight.
- Advanced Excel capability and confidence producing structured reports, trackers and analysis.
- Strong PowerPoint and Microsoft 365 skills, with the ability to create polished, senior-ready presentation packs.
- Demonstrable experience using AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT or equivalent to improve productivity, analyse data, create reports, develop presentations and automate routine tasks.
- Ability to write effective AI prompts and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, quality and business relevance.
- Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple workstreams and deadlines.
- A clear, accurate writer and confident communicator, comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and suppliers.
- Proactive and positive — comfortable taking ownership, asking questions and following things through.
Desirable
- Placement year, internship or early-career experience in retail, pharmacy, FMCG, consumer goods or commercial operations.
- Experience with Power BI or other dashboarding and visualisation tools.
- Exposure to supplier meetings, promotional planning, project coordination or category management.
- Interest in luxury retail, pharmacy services or customer experience.
Apply today to make Day Lewis your next company to join! You won't regret taking this next step in your career with us.
