A leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is looking for a Category Assistant who is as passionate about great service as we are.What you’ll be doing:In this role, you will support the commercial category team delivering competitive product ranges for our target customers whilst achieving the required commercial returns.Assisting the Category Manager through day-to-day admin, systems, reporting, and commercial requirements to deliver the best possible proposition choices for our internal customers, namely branch and sales colleagues, and act as a secondary contact for suppliers under the guidance of the category manager.* Support the Category Managers within the assigned categories.* Develop a good understanding of the competitor landscape and provide detailed competitor intelligence to the Category Managers within their categories.* Support Category Managers in their categories in the provision of market and product knowledge, and business performance reporting to influence Category performance.* Act as the first line of contact for internal customers, namely Branch and Sales colleagues, in the provision of pricing and commercial trading support – primarily within their own categories.* Act as the secondary / support contact for internal customers, namely branch and Sales colleagues for other categories.* Work to ensure all relevant processes and system requirements are adhered to.* Establish and maintain successful relationships.* Own and develop the category plans for smaller sub-categories as assigned by Line Manager.* Degree or appropriate relevant experience in a business / branch / operational environment.* Career driven in a fast moving, dynamic, rewarding, and exciting business environment.* Demonstrable commercial awareness and good business acumen.* Good communication, influencing, presentation, and people skills.* IT literate in appropriate Microsoft and database systems.* Ability to work on own or as part of a team and build personable relationships.* Able to manage workload and work to tight deadlines.* Able to work under pressure and manage multiple simultaneous priorities.* Good numerical and analytical skills with ability to assimilate information.* Resilient and able to constructively challenge and influence.* Driving licence (travel and overnight stays are required).* Understanding of broader Jewson business model and structure.* Ownership of internal customer queries and enquiries to point of resolution.* Understanding of the urgency of internal customer requirements.A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more. STARK Building Materials UK comprises 14 brands, including one of the UK’s leading builders’ merchants Jewson, along with JP Corry and Normans, specialist brands Minster and Jewson Civils Frazer, as well as major timber importer and distributor, International Timber.With over 600 dedicated builders merchant branches and distribution centres, this makes us one of the UK’s largest retailers and distributors of building and construction materials.However, more importantly, our dedicated team and the high-quality products we offer make us trusted, expert partners to the industry.Together, we give our customers hassle-free access to the market-leading, sustainable solutions they need to build responsibly for the future.If you’d like to build that future with us, check out our careers page or get in touch.Introduce yourself to our recruiters and well get in touch if theres a role that seems like a good match.At STARK Building Materials UK, we are known for our building distribution, but in reality, it is our colleagues that drive our business forward. All around the UK, in our branches, warehouses and offices, our team give everything to make building better for our customers.We value our customers, the communities we work in and the colleagues in our team, who collectively build our business to ever greater heights every day.We strive to create a workplace where all colleagues feel safe and empowered to do their best and are comfortable to bring their true selves to work every day.We are proud that we offer all our colleagues a great place to work.
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