Category Manager

Aspire Jobs Limited; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run growing business in Poole is seeking a Category Manager. The ideal candidate will have senior procurement experience in FMCG, excel in data analysis, and build strategic supplier relationships. You will manage multiple categories and execute strategies for growth and efficiency. This office-based role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits including a bonus structure and on-site parking.

Benefits

22 days holiday rising after 2 years

Pension

Free lunch every Friday

Training provided

On-site parking

Growth by sharing bonus scheme

Company social and corporate events

Qualifications

• Experience at high-level in buying/procurement, particularly in FMCG.
• Able to manage a fast pace with high SKU numbers.
• Proven ability to manage workload and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relations and risks.
• Create and execute annual category strategy.
• Negotiate prices and track savings.
• Develop data sheets and oversee quality control.

Skills

Senior buying/procurement experience

Superb Excel and data analysis

Strategic category or project management

Relationship building with suppliers

Commercially minded

Self-starter

Ability to think independently

Job description

Location:Poole

Hours:Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm office based

Salary:c £45k DOE + Co bonus paid monthly and annually

Benefits:22 days rising after 2 years, Holiday buy-back scheme, Pension, Growth by sharing bonus scheme, on-site parking, Modern open-plan offices, Free lunch every Friday, Company sick pay, company social and corporate events, monthly + annual bonus structure, training provided.

PLEASE NOTE, YOU MUST DRIVE AND HAVEYOUR OWN CAR FOR THIS ROLE.

Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working with our client who are a well-established family run business who are on a growth trajectory and who are now looking for to recruit a Category Manager to join their hardworking team at their office based in Poole, Dorset.

This role will see you working across multiple categories, with a positive approach where you can consolidate, de-risk and project manage that category. You will naturally have a very customer centric approach to your work.

The successful Category Manager will have: -

• Senior buying/procurement experience at high level (FMCG or high-volume component parts as an example)
• Able to work at fast pace with high SKUs’s
• A real ownership/can do mindset
• Superb Excel and data analysis experience
• Ability to build relationships confidently with suppliers – some travel will be required
• Strategic category or project management experience from a procurement background
• Be commercially minded and entrepreneurial
• Be good with systems
• Be able to think for yourself on a daily basis/self-starter
• Ability to prioritise and manage your own workload

Job duties for the Category Manager are: -

• Supplier Management including supplier scoping, right sizing and risk management
• Relationship building with strategic suppliers
• Category Planning
• Complete annual category strategy pack with execution plan for GP improvement, savings and consolidation projects that are road mapped and tracked through to delivery in line with business and team goals
• Understand slow moving lines and backlog of stock with plan of how to reduce
• Price negotiation and tracking of savings and consolidation targets achieved
• Looking for opportunities within the categories to grow and scale their own brand product offer
• Understanding the volumes and product requirements to ensure the right supply base is used effectively
• Create data sheets and tech packs to ensure we maintain all control over IP on new products introduced to the range. Oversee all quality control of new products to ensure standards and expectations are met on first deliveries.

This role would suit someone with Senior buying, procurement, purchasing experience.