Category Manager

Category Manager

• Salary between £45,000 – £50,000 DOE plus bonus and enviable benefits
• Current or recent Category Management experience is essential
• Office based role in Leicestershire
• Contact Kelly Harvey to apply kelly.harvey@hirecracker.com / 07889 589 648.

About the client:

As a result of significant investment, my client is going from strength-to-strength and has strategically placed itself in a strong position to continue on this upward trajectory for the future. In order to support the company’s growth, they are searching for a skilled Category Manager to join their team to strengthen their purchasing function. This is a crucial role for the business and will create impact from day one to augment the core team for their growing business.

The Benefits:

• Attractive salary and benefits package including commission
• Remarkable opportunity to work for one of the UK’s largest and fastest buying groups
• Good holiday allowance, plus additional time off in between Christmas
• Private healthcare and pension

The Category Manager role:

Utilising your in-depth professional buying experience, along with your strong negotiation skills, you will be responsible for:

• Managing a significant supplier portfolio and be responsible for driving turnover, working towards the departments KPI’s
• Introduce new ideas and best practice to help drive our category management strategy to the next level
• Targeted to identify new product and supplier opportunities for our growing membership
• Work with the senior management team to develop strategy

Category Manager – Essential Skills:

• Excellent Category Management experience with proven record of implementing this within a business to create growth and opportunities
• Proven knowledge of working within the building material sector preferred but not essential
• CIPS or Qualified experience is advantageous but not essential
• Ability to negotiate and influence at a high level
• Target driven approach to ensure deadlines are met

To be considered…

Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to kelly.harvey@hirecracker.com. For further information please call me on 07889 589 648 / 01173 320 516. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

Key Skills: Category Manager, Category Specialist, Buying, Procurement, Purchasing, Pricing, Sourcing, Construction, Contract Negotiation, Building Materials, CIPS