Category Manager

An Exciting opportunity to join a well-established global business with their head office in Cannock. My client is currently looking for a Category Controller to join their established team.

**Do you have experience as a Category Controller? And have Excellent Supply Chain and Inventory experience.**

**Are you looking to join an established fast paced, global company?**

The company has a fantastic career development plan along with some super benefits some are listed below:
Working Monday - Friday flexible around office hours 37.5 hours a week, Hybrid working after training is completed.
- Salary £45-50k depending on experience.
- Pension contribution match, max 7%
- Life assurance 4 x death in service
- Health cash plan
- Share Plan
- Onsite retailer discounts
- Cycle to work

Delivering end-to-end supply chain planning and management of inventory. Drive end-to-end results and act as single point of contact to the business/branches. Responsibilities include sales and operations planning (forecasting & demand planning though NEPand Product Management for unsold), inventory management, and procurement operations to improve fill rates and reduce costs for the business. Managing suppliers, ordering, expediting, logistics and delivery to meet business targets and KPIs.

**Specific Skills**:
Planning & Forecasting skills.
Analytical skills.
Purchasing & negotiation skills.
Customer service skills.
Problem-solving Skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Time management and organizational skills.
Change Management
IT skills - MS Excel, Word, & Outlook.
Training and presentation skills.
Independence, self-motivation, and initiative.
Enthusiasm and drive to achieve.
Flexibility and adaptability to different types of work, Projects, teams, and environments.

**Knowledge**:

- Knowledge and experience in Supply Chain, logistics and transport.
- S&OP and Inventory Management

**Education & Experience**:
S&OP, Ordering, Inventory control and supplier management experience, Good numerical and verbal reasoning skills be able to demonstrated attention to detail, have Knowledge of how to extract data from various systems. Demonstrable experience of working effectivelyin teams and have the ability to communicate with people from different hierarchy’s