Category margin contribution charts

Who this is for

Category managers, commercial finance partners, and wholesale buyers who need category margin contribution charts that survive a trading meeting — not a slide that only the analyst understands.

What you receive

• Contribution charts by category, subcategory, and key SKU clusters
• Margin bridges that separate list cost, promo funding, waste, and mix
• Footnotes that name the data cuts and exclusions you agreed in the brief
• One 90-minute walkthrough (video call or on-site in Birmingham)
• Editable chart pack plus a one-page reading guide for colleagues who missed the session

What stays out of scope

We do not renegotiate supplier terms, rewrite your ERP extracts, or run ongoing automated feeds. If your files arrive incomplete, we pause the timeline and tell you what is missing before drawing bars that would mislead the room.

How we work

1. Brief — categories, review date, and the cost/promo files you trust.
2. Reconcile — we map your fields to contribution logic and confirm exclusions.
3. Draw — charts are built, annotated, and stress-checked against your totals.
4. Walk through — we present to your attendees and capture follow-up questions.
5. Handover — final pack delivered within two working days of the session.

Preparation from your side

Share a recent assortment extract, net cost or invoice cost by SKU, promo calendar for the period, and any known data quirks (private label mappings, pack-size changes, seasonal packs). A named owner for follow-up questions keeps the timeline honest.

Pricing basis

Fees start at £2,400 for one category family with up to 180 active SKUs. Larger assortments, multi-banner splits, or an on-site Birmingham day are quoted after we see the file shape.

Next step

Send a chart brief with your category list and the date of the meeting that needs the pack.