Belowground & Utilities: Growth & Strategy Lead

Polypipe; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or allowance

Competitive bonus

Pension

Life assurance

Maternity & Paternity pay

Sharesave scheme

Cycle to work

On-site parking

Staff discount on Genuit products

Job summary

Polypipe Building Products, part of the Genuit Group, seeks an experienced Category Manager – Belowground & Utilities to own the category lifecycle and drive revenue growth across markets and channels. You will collaborate across Sales, Marketing, R&D, Operations and Supply Chain to deliver strategic initiatives and commercial results.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, offering the opportunity to influence a complex organisation and improve profitability while

Qualifications

• Experience developing category or product strategies.
• Strong pricing, margin and revenue growth knowledge.
• Knowledge of product lifecycle management.
• Ability turn market insight into action.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing.
• Experience across Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver category strategy with roadmaps.
• Use market insights to drive growth and portfolio decisions.
• Manage product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life.
• Own revenue, margin and pricing strategies.
• Lead innovation and new product development.
• Develop compelling value propositions with Marketing.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and technical information.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships.

Skills

Category management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Product lifecycle management

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering

Job description

Polypipe Building Products, part of the Genuit Group, seeks an experienced Category Manager – Belowground & Utilities to own the category lifecycle and drive revenue growth across markets and channels. You will collaborate across Sales, Marketing, R&D, Operations and Supply Chain to deliver strategic initiatives and commercial results.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, offering the opportunity to influence a complex organisation and improve profitability while