Assistant Category Manager – Sourcing & Product Dev, Hybrid

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (3 days in office / 2)

Finish at 3pm on Fridays

Job summary

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home is seeking an experienced Assistant Category Manager for a leading home & lifestyle business. You will operate across Buying, Category Management and Product Development to drive growth.

In this hybrid role you will work with Design, Sales, Merchandising and international suppliers, managing costings, supplier performance and range planning. Great career development opportunities await.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years' experience in Sourcing, Buying, Manufacturing, Category Management or Product Development.
• Commercial experience, including costings and price negotiation.
• Knowledge of Bedding, Textiles and/or Homewares.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee product development, sourcing, supplier management and costings.
• Conduct competitor analysis, range planning and critical path management.
• Collaborate with Design, Sales, Merchandising and QA cross-functionally.

Skills

Sourcing

Buying

Manufacturing

Category Mgmt

Product Development

Costings

Price negotiation

Excel

Job description

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home is seeking an experienced Assistant Category Manager for a leading home & lifestyle business. You will operate across Buying, Category Management and Product Development to drive growth.

In this hybrid role you will work with Design, Sales, Merchandising and international suppliers, managing costings, supplier performance and range planning. Great career development opportunities await.