Assistant Category Manager

TN United Kingdom; Oldham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to support strategic product management in a high-value category. This role involves collaborating with the Category Manager to enhance marketing communications and manage supplier relationships effectively. The ideal candidate will have a foundational experience in supply planning and inventory management, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office tools. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow a career in Category Management within a global leader in Security and Audio/Visual distribution, where your contributions can significantly impact product strategy and profitability.

Qualifications

• Some first experience in supply planning and/or inventory management.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office Products.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Category Manager in driving category performance and strategy.
• Research competitive product offerings and market pricing.
• Generate sales and inventory reporting for related categories.

Skills

Supply Planning

Inventory Management

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft PowerPoint

Analytical Skills

Tools

ERP Systems

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ADI Global, a division of Resideo Security Group, is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to assist the Category Manager to drive the strategy, product roadmap, strategic supplier relationships, growth, and profitability for a high value category of products. This individual will support the development and execution of the product mix and pricing models, while helping to and manage supplier relationships. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious candidate who is looking to build a career in Category Management with a global market leader in Security, Fire, and Audio/Visual distribution.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work with the Category Manager to implement effective marketing communications that drive category performance.
• Initiate request to execute changes to ERP system for changes to the stocking profile, product lifecycle, cost pricing and ensuring necessary inventory actions to remove obsolete stock.
• Research competitive product offerings, market pricing and industry technology trends by working cross functionally with Strategic Marketing, Pricing, Sales, Customers and Vendors.
• Initiate stock balancing requests for IOS (Inactive, Obsolete, and Surplus) products and execute inventory liquidation strategies for related categories.
• Generate sales reporting, promotional effectiveness, inventory effectiveness, and gross margin reporting for related categories.
• Administrative duties and ad hoc requests as assigned.
• Liaise with the sales function to understand market trends and customer needs.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Some first experience in supply planning and/or inventory management.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office Products, including Excel, Word, Teams and PowerPoint

WE VALUE

• Self-starter, organized, flexible, customer focused, business sense.
• Ability to learn quickly and to communicate about new technologies in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to proactively recognize issues/opportunities.