Product Category Development Expert
3 days ago
Job Description:
We are seeking a skilled Category Manager to join our team in Hadleigh. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and driving the Special Products category product offering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop long-term development strategies for product categories.
- Collaborate with the sales & technical teams to manage supplier relationships, conducting regular price and delivery method reviews.
- Provide market trend insights, supplier and customer analysis, and competitor positioning.
- Offer technical product performance and benchmarking data, including pricing positioning.
- Implement a cradle-to-cradle NPD management process, including pipeline tracking and reporting.
- Manage portfolio activity to ensure optimal product range alignment with market needs and competitive environment, as well as efficient use of manufacturing capacity.
- Utilise mission packs to communicate with sales, business development, and technical teams.
- Monitor post-launch product performance.
- Take ownership and lead project management for all product-related tasks.
Requirements:
- Essential - Driving License
- Essential – Experience of product management & purchasing
- Essential – Good knowledge insulation products
- Essential – Experience of technical specifications & sustainability criteria
- Desirable - Educated to degree level or a related role specific qualification
- Desirable – Understanding of branding, packaging and logistics
- Desirable – Experience of trademarking
Benefits:
- Bonus Share Scheme
- 4% pension contribution subject to the employee meeting their thresholds (5%)
- 24 days annual leave plus 1 when 2 years' service is achieved
- Death in Services X2 salary
- Free EV charging at our sites
- EAP – mental health support
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