Product Manager
Salary - £25,000 - £30,000 per annum (DOE)
Telford Head Office based
Working hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm
Are you an experienced Product Manager/Buyer and on looking for an established company to work for? Are you looking for a company that can offer you development and the opportunity for future progression?
The Lyreco group is the European leader and the third largest distributor of workplace products and services in the world and we are looking for a Product Manager to join our Hygiene category team.
You will report to the Senior Product Manager and will take responsibility for a defined product group, driving value, mitigating supply chain risk and delivering cost savings.
Product Manager Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop ‘’better buying’’ solutions without compromising our strict quality or service guidelines, continuously aiming to drive out cost.
2. Work with your supplier partners to ensure Lyreco gains ‘’first to market’’, and ‘’Exclusive’’ Product ranges that drives competitive advantage in your marketplace.
3. Work with manufacturers to ensure a first to market contractual and subscription business with an aim to gaining exclusive market leading propositions for Lyreco.
4. Continuously review, and simplify your range, delivering a market leading breadth and depth, whilst driving out product duplication.
5. Continuously review your stock health, driving out slow and ‘non-moving lines’ to minimise any stock provision position.
6. Work closely with our sales forces and attend joint customer visits to support as a subject matter expert.
Product Manager Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
7. A very organised individual who is able to multi-task
8. Happy to negotiate with suppliers and communicate via various platforms
9. Experience of working in product buying or procurement in a fast-moving environment
10. Experience of working within a B2B Buying model would also be advantageous.
Lyreco Benefits:
Lyreco is a great place to work. We believe in fostering a culture that values our people and inspires each of us to be the best we can be. If you want to join a company that is packed with great energy, fun, and a place where you can accelerate your career, then Lyreco is the right place for you!
11. Clear career pathways, outstanding development programmes to support your growth
12. Company Pension
13. Private medical insurance after completion of one years’ service
14. Life assurance
15. 23 days holiday per year, which increases the longer you are with us, + 8 Bank Holidays
16. Employee discount scheme
17. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing well-being support when you need it
18. Health and wellness initiatives
Don't have an up to date CV then please apply with what you have and we can call you to discuss in more detail.
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers and our local community.
Lyreco prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.
We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.
Agency CV’s will not be accepted.
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