Category Manager

Abrivia Recruitment Specialists; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Company car or car allowance

Pension

Healthcare contribution

Excellent long-term career opportunit

Job summary

Abrivia Recruitment Specialists is partnering with a leading builders' merchant and construction supplies company to recruit a Category Manager for the island of Ireland.

This is a hands-on buying/procurement role spanning multiple sites with travel across the island, focusing on category strategy, supplier relationships, stock optimisation and commercial performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in Buying, Procurement or Category Management.
• Strong supplier management and negotiation experience.
• Experience managing product ranges, pricing, margins, stock and inventory.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills.
• Experience within building materials, builders' merchants, construction supplies, retail, wholesale, distribution or another product-led environment would be highly relevant.
• Strong Excel and reporting skills.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, multi-site organisation.
• Flexibility to travel across the island of Ireland when required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop assigned product categories across the island of Ireland.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms and supplier agreements.
• Manage stock and inventory levels across multiple locations.
• Analyse category performance, margins, pricing and market trends.
• Identify opportunities for new products, suppliers and range development.
• Support category strategy and wider commercial growth plans.
• Forecast and manage budgets effectively.
• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Logistics and other internal teams.
• Support new product sourcing and supply chain activity.
• Attend supplier meetings, trade shows and industry events as required.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Excel

Reporting

Category management

Buying

Procurement

Tools

Excel

Job description

Dublin/ Hybrid - Island of Ireland Travel

Attractive Salary + Bonus + Car/ Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Abrivia Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a leading organisation within the builders' merchant and construction supplies sector to recruit a Category Manager for a key role covering the island of Ireland.

This is a genuine buying/ category management position with responsibility for managing product categories, developing supplier relationships, optimising stock and inventory levels and driving commercial performance across a large, multi-site business.

Please note: this is not a Sales or Business Development role. We are specifically looking for candidates with hands-on experience in Buying, Procurement or Category Management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop assigned product categories across the island of Ireland
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms and supplier agreements
• Manage stock and inventory levels across multiple locations
• Analyse category performance, margins, pricing and market trends
• Identify opportunities for new products, suppliers and range development
• Support category strategy and wider commercial growth plans
• Forecast and manage budgets effectively
• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Logistics and other internal teams
• Support new product sourcing and supply chain activity
• Attend supplier meetings, trade shows and industry events as required

What We’re Looking For:

• 3+ years’ experience in Buying, Procurement or Category Management
• Strong supplier management and negotiation experience
• Experience managing product ranges, pricing, margins, stock and inventory
• Strong commercial and analytical skills
• Experience within building materials, builders' merchants, construction supplies, retail, wholesale, distribution or another product-led environment would be highly relevant
• Strong Excel and reporting skills
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, multi-site organisation
• Flexibility to travel across the island of Ireland when required

The successful candidate will join a strong, established organisation offering a performance-related bonus, company car or car allowance, pension, healthcare contribution and excellent long-term career opportunities.