Category Manager

2 weeks ago


Crick Industrial Estate, United Kingdom City Plumbing Full time

#BelongWithUs
Come and join us as a customer focused and results driven Category Manager and be part of a hugely successful and friendly team.
The Role:
As a Category Manager, you'll join an established Category function and play a key role in supporting the business in all things category.As a Category Manager, you will handle negotiation, procurement, and pricing of all products within your designated Category.
This role will involve managing a team, motivating, coaching and developing them to the best they can be.
Key Responsibilities
Delivering maximum sales and profitability by building a clear strategic plan
Develop and build category plan, to deliver market share growth informed by internal and external insight to maximise commercial position and provide the best customer proposition
Alongside the Category plan evolve the product proposition, sourcing new products from the market, promoting products including training and POS in branches & managing products through the complete lifeline.
Roll out a clear sourcing strategy to ensure the supply of products that meet the customers needs through the most efficient route to market.
Managing SKU level cost and retail price in line with pricing and promotional strategy
Building strong partnerships with suppliers to maximise business opportunities

Develop direct reports to ensure full engagement and individual growth of teams.
Clearly communicating Category plans to a wider network of teams within the department
This is a hybrid-based role with travel into our head office based in Crick, Northamptonshire, at least twice a week.
You:
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 everythingyou do.
Skills and competencies
Experienced in category management or buying/procurement
Developing and executing a category strategy - buying, sourcing, negotiating, pricing, etc
Motivated to achieve deadlines/targets
Excellent attention-to-detail, planning, and organisational skills
Excellent analytical and communication skills (written and verbal) at all levels
Experience of leading a team
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Category Manager, Assistant Category Manager, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Manager, Buying Assistant, BuyingManager, Building, Construction, Trade, Manufacturing, Retail, FMCG or Supermarkets
Us:
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 qualityplumbing 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.
Benefits Package and Cultural Environment:
Bonus
Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
Savings on driving lessons, phone bills, gym memberships as well as further benefits
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
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