Category Manager

2 weeks ago


Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Seven Full time

Our client:

  • Extremely successful, market leading food wholesaler with significant turnover achieving double digit growth
  • Highly commercial environment with a fastpaced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
  • This Category Role is a new position and is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in an environment with progression opportunities as the company grows. You may be working in category, National accounts or buying
  • Excellent Flexible working 3 days a week in the office (Newcastle Upon Lyme) and the rest from home also offer flexible hours

The role:

  • As Category Manager you will develop, implement, and review a category strategy for a specific product range developing innovative category strategies which exceed customer expectations.
  • The Category Manager will create and deliver the category vision focusing on growing cash sales and margin delivery. As well as building long lasting mutually beneficial relationships with customers
  • Working with internal and external stakeholders you will develop the strategic plan that will deliver long term growth
  • Developing close working relationships the Category Manager will lead on ad hoc commercial projects.
  • This Category Manager role is ideal for a commercial individual who has category management, national account or food buying experience gained from UK FMCG, food retail, foodservice or wholesale. This can be at assistant or executive level
  • It is essential to be able to demonstrate hands on commerciality.
  • In addition, you will demonstrate a passion for the customer and a flair for commerciality.

Benefits & details:

  • You will thrive in a fast paced customer focused structure that is down to earth and personable.
  • Excellent package up to £40,000 plus bonus and benefits
  • Location 3 days a week in the office (Newcastle Under Lyme) and the rest from home also offer flexible hours
Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/16487/7. Confidentiality assured.
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