IT Category Business Manager

3 weeks ago


Whitstable, United Kingdom The Change Organisation Ltd. Full time

Company Description

The Change Organisation Ltd. is a leading player in the UK IT Distribution channel specialising in leading IT brands such as HPI, HPE, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft and Samsung. Established in 1993, we have grown to serve over 2000 premier IT Resellers, Etailers and Retails across the UK and Europe. Our goal is to provide the right products at the right price, with maximum availability, flexibility, excellent logistics solutions, and exceptional customer service. With a revenue of £80 million and over 70 employees, we are a dynamic and passionate team dedicated to our collective development.


Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role as a Category Business Manager at The Change Organisation Ltd within the Procurement Team Located in Whitstable, you will be responsible for managing the entire product lifecycle, including Stock, Pricing, strategy development, product development, and launch coordination. conducting market research, and ensuring product success through effective project management that is in line with The Change Organisation's strategic growth plans

This role requires collaborating with cross-functional teams, adhering to P&L responsibilities and reporting against KPI's to the Purchasing Director

The successful candidate will be commercially aware, have a positive mindset, be proactive in their work, ambitious to grow and to learn while showing an excellent attention to detail


Role Highlights


  • Attend any Vendor training or events where relevant.
  • Effectively manage the forecast and planning of stock profiles
  • Support sales teams as a product overlay
  • Regular engagement with supplier contacts
  • Engage with our marketing team to strategize campaigns to the channel.
  • Be the product expert on the portfolio and be confident to train sales to be self-sufficient where possible


To be successful in this role you will have some of the following skills and experience, and the desire to develop in other areas

  • Strong product management skills
  • Previous experience in IT category or product management
  • Market research and analysis skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
  • Able to work well under pressure
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Commercially aware
  • Experience of working within IT channel
  • Confident decision maker
  • Numerically literate
  • Strong Microsoft Office knowledge

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