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As our new Category Manager for Electrical & Solar PV, you'll develop and deliver a market leading product range for the Category proposition to enable us to compete and maximise our share of the Electrical & Solar PV market. You'll also deliver the commercial business targets for the Category in terms of margin, revenue, terms improvements and customer acquisition, through great supplier relationships, innovative proposition development and execution through branches and sales teams.

You will drive innovation within the category and ensure compliance with regulations and standards. This role requires strategic thinking and a deep understanding of energy efficiency technologies and practices.

Are you passionate about Electrical & Solar PV? Want to develop your career in Category?

As our Category Manager, you will craft and deliver a top-tier product range, positioning us as a market leader. You'll lead the way in maximising our market share, hitting commercial targets, and growing margin, revenue, and customer growth within this exciting Category. You'll also leverage strong supplier relationships and innovative Category strategies, executed seamlessly through our branches and sales teams.

If you're ready to make an impact in our new Category and steer our success in the Electrical & Solar PV sector, we want to hear from you Apply now and lead the charge.
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  • Define and deliver a market leading category strategy for Electrical & Solar PV. Strategies will include the proposition,pricing and promotional plan along with range, pricing and its role and intent within the portfolio.
  • Review and report weekly on the trading performance and identify areas of opportunity or concern and take appropriate and timely action to resolve issues and prevent future problems.
  • Network and maintain healthy and regular contact with your supplier base including building an internal network with stakeholders to contribute to delivering the requirements of your category & the wider commercial team
  • Ensure we have the optimum route to market for each channel by supplier/category & that stock health meets the objective of the business working in conjunction with the supply chain teams.
  • Build a market leading propersion over the counter, with different range for Implants and Non Implants working with operational teams to manage stock levels.
  • Develop a close relationship with the Electrical and Solar Sales Team and become an extension of their team, in order to best understand opportunities and challenges and customers needs, and take action to support growth
  • Working with the Pricing team to proactively manage our selling price in correlation with the strategy, our competitor landscape and our business goals.
  • Working closely with Marketing to create promotional plans within the overall Trading Plan to deliver improved sales campaign on campaign and deliver the financial support to maintain margin expectations.
  • Negotiation of commercial terms with suppliers as and when required to hit target and ensure the accurate and timely input into Dealtrack making sure that all reports are maintained, transparent and accurate at all times
  • Where required project manage streams of work that require a Commercial lead for the Proposition to deliver key initiatives for the business.

This is a hybrid-based opportunity with up to 3 days per week in the office.

You should be based in the UK and our Head Offices are in Crick (Northampton).

You'll live and breathe our Customer First ethos, with a commercial and strategic vision when it comes to Category Management. You'll enjoy working collaboratively with the wider team and you'll be committed to acting with integrity and honesty in everything you do.
  • Experience in category management involving multiple direct routes to market - Retail or branch network and digital - developing executing a category plan.
  • Strong supplier and stakeholder relationship management
  • Able to effectively lead cross functional teamwork to deliver agreed category objectives
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to analyse data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
  • Experience in strategic planning, budget management, and project management.
  • Understands customer requirements in a B2B environment
  • Ability to understand the business needs and propose practical solutions.

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career We're proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we're super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.
  • Bonus
  • Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
  • Life assurance
  • Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
  • Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
  • Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
  • Financial education and loans
  • Flexible working options
  • A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
  • And more

We're passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don't want you to 'fit' our culture, we want you to enrich it.

We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.