Product and Category Manager – Full time, Permanent, Colchester/Nationwide
A new opportunity has arisen within our product team for a Product and Category Manager to join our organisation where you will be based in Colchester but travelling to different locations around the UK. We are a long-established organisation with specialist decorating branches located throughout the UK.
Reporting to Head of Pricing & Category Management you will be responsible for ensuring that our offering and pricing meets the needs of our customers whilst delivery profitable growth and margin targets desired for the category.
Key responsibilities:
* Optimise margin growth for sundry items in the decorative market.
* Negotiate beneficially pricing, terms, offers and rebates with suppliers.
* Collect data and report accurate conclusions to inform category decisions.
* Build strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues.
* Monitor category performance including rebate projections, ensure rebates are maximized and achieved.
* Monitor and report on key product life cycles and take appropriate action.
* Regularly visit branches to monitor stock levels and report on key product life cycles
* Carry out research into new products and identify new trends and suppliers
What we’re looking for:
* This is a busy role where no 2 days are the same so we are looking for someone who can multi-task with great organisation skills.
* Communication skills are essential as you will be building and maintaining supplier relationships.
* A multi-faceted individual with demonstrable experience of operating at pace, with little supervision who can manage multiple projects.
And in return…
We can offer you a competitive salary, company car, 30 days holiday including bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, pension scheme, in-house training, on-site parking plus generous staff discount.
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