Category Manager

CIPS; Overstone; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Matched pension options

Discounts and cash back at retailers

Life assurance

Extended family policy with additional

Annual leave

Mental Health First Aiders

Employee Assistance Programme

Induction and development

Flexible working options

Inclusive environment

Job summary

City Plumbing seeks a Category Manager for the Solar PV range to drive strategy, pricing, and sourcing across our commercial product lines. You will negotiate with suppliers, manage costs, and lead a small team to deliver strong sales, profitability, and customer value.

You will work within a customer-first, results-driven commercial team and contribute to a growing, inclusive workplace. Prior experience in category management and Solar PV is essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced in category management or buying/procurement.
• Experience in Solar PV.
• Developing and executing a category strategy including buying, sourcing, negotiating, pricing.
• Motivated to meet deadlines/targets.
• Excellent attention to detail, planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent analytical and written and verbal communication at all levels.
• Experience of leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy for Solar PV category.
• Deliver maximum sales and profitability with a clear strategic plan.
• Develop category plan to grow market share and optimise customer proposition.
• Manage SKU-level cost and retail price aligned with pricing strategy.
• Build partnerships with suppliers to maximise opportunities.
• Roll out sourcing strategy to ensure quality products and efficient routes to market.
• Develop direct reports and ensure team engagement and growth.
• Communicate category plans across the department.

Skills

Category management

Procurement

Negotiation

Pricing strategy

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Job description

As a Category Manager owning the Solar PV range, you’ll join an established commercial function. The Category Manager will play a key role in supporting the business in all things category. As a Category Manager, you will handle negotiation, procurement, and pricing of all products within your designated Category, Come and join us as a customer focused and results driven Category Manager and be part of a hugely successful and friendly commercial team. As our Category Manager, you would be looking after our Solar PV Category. 1

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy
• Delivering maximum sales and profitability by building a clear strategic plan
• Develop and build category plan, to deliver market share growth informed by internal and external insight to maximise commercial position and provide the best customer proposition
• Managing SKU level cost and retail price in line with pricing and promotional strategy
• Building strong partnerships with sith suppliers to maximise business opportunities
• Roll out a clear sourcing strategy to ensure the supply of quality products that meet the customer needs through the most efficient route to market
• Develop direct reports to ensure full engagement and individual growth of teams.
• Clearly communicating Category plans to a wider network of teams within the department
• Experienced in category management or buying/procurement
• Experience in Solar PV
• Developing and executing a category strategy - buying, sourcing, negotiating, pricing, etc
• Motivated to achieve deadlines/targets
• Excellent attention-to-detail, planning, and organisational skills
• Excellent analytical and communication skills (written and verbal) at all levels
• Experience of leading a team

You'll live and breathe our Customer First ethos, with a commercial and strategic vision when it comes to Category Management. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with the wider team and you’ll be committed to acting with integrity and honesty in everything you do.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Category Manager, Assistant Category Manager, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Manager, Buying Assistant, Buying Manager, Building, Construction, Trade, Manufacturing, Retail, FMCG or Supermarkets

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Matched pension options
• Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• Life assurance
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
• Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
• Financial education and loans
• Flexible working options
• A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
• And more!

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to 'fit' our culture, we want you to enrich it.

We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.