Category Manager

Communisis; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise renommée dans le domaine de la communication recherche un Category Manager pour rejoindre son équipe au Royaume-Uni. Vous serez responsable de l'élaboration et de la mise en œuvre de stratégies de catégorie visant à améliorer la valeur et les résultats pour Communisis et ses clients. Ce poste offre des opportunités de collaboration avec des équipes multidisciplinaires et nécessite des compétences dans la gestion de la chaîne d'approvisionnement.

Benefits

26 jours de congés payés plus jours fériés

Plan de retraite avec contributions d'entreprise améliorées

Accès à un programme d'assistance aux employés

Solutions de travail flexible et hybride

Qualifications

• 2-3 ans d'expérience dans les secteurs du marketing et des achats.
• Expérience dans l'industrie des biens de consommation courante.
• Compétences en présentation et en communication.

Responsibilities

• Développer et mettre en œuvre des stratégies de catégorie.
• Analyser les performances de la catégorie avec des équipes interfonctionnelles.
• Gérer les relations avec les fournisseurs de manière stratégique.

Skills

Communication

Analyse de la chaîne d'approvisionnement

Négociation

Job description

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We power brand engagement through outstanding communications, conversations, and outcomes that make lives better.
We create, source, manage, and deliver brand communications across all sectors, channels, and geographies.
Headquartered in the UK, with offices in 25 countries worldwide, we are committed to providing innovative, sustainable, and trusted solutions to our clients.
Our people make us who we are. There are over 1300 of them adding value for our customers every day, worldwide.

As a Communisis employee in the UK, you’ll receive the following:

CORE BENEFITS

• 26 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays
• Invitation to join the Communisis Flexible Retirement Saver, our award-winning Master trust pension scheme, with enhanced company contributions
• Health Cash Plan
• Use of our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to #SELECT, our benefits platform offering options linked to salary sacrifice to support your work/life balance
• Flexible & hybrid working solutions and policies supporting our purpose-led organisation

THE ROLE

Communisis is seeking a Category Manager to join on a full-time, permanent basis. This role is open to UK residents with occasional travel to London. The office is located at Somerset House, with a requirement to visit approximately once a month, though this is flexible.

The Category Manager will develop and deliver, in collaboration with key stakeholders, a category strategy and plan to improve value and outcomes for Communisis and its clients. The successful candidate will define and share the procurement approach within the spend category, manage relationships with strategic suppliers, and drive value through leveraging these relationships, making Communisis the customer of choice.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement category strategies to drive sales and revenue growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze category performance and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Manage inventory and pricing strategies for goods.
• Develop partnerships with suppliers and retailers to accelerate growth and market share.
• Provide insights to business stakeholders through spend analysis, supply market research, and savings initiatives to maximize benefits and reduce risks.
• Analyze market trends and drive performance improvements.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 2-3 years vocational experience in marketing and procurement industries.
• Experience in fast-moving consumer goods industry.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence in presenting to stakeholders and negotiating.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Experience in developing partnerships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Category management experience, including knowledge of sourcing processes such as strategy development, tendering, negotiation, supplier performance management, value engineering, e-procurement, and P2P processes.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience working towards KPIs.
• Pricing and supply chain analysis skills.

WE EMBRACE INCLUSION, EQUALITY, AND DIVERSITY

Communisis is committed to creating a great place to work for everyone, celebrating individual uniqueness and fostering an inclusive, diverse environment reflective of our communities. We value the benefits of inclusion, equality, and diversity, encouraging authenticity at work and aiming to create a true sense of belonging.

We ensure our colleagues work in safe environments, continually seeking ways to reduce harm, including physical and mental wellbeing initiatives.