Strategic Category & Vendor Growth Lead

Bunzl; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Vision Benefits

401K

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Bunzl in Maryland seeks a Category & Vendor Development Manager to drive growth through strategic supplier partnerships, category management, pricing strategy, and product portfolio development.

This role will own product sourcing, vendor relationships, category performance, pricing, and margin management across a diverse product portfolio. It is an individual contributor role with potential to lead a small team in the future.

Qualifications

• Experience driving growth through category management and supplier partnerships.
• Proven ability to source products, negotiate terms, and manage margins.
• Strong analytic capability to assess profitability and market trends.
• Leadership potential with future team-building opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage product categories and supplier relationships.
• Source new products and identify portfolio growth opportunities.
• Negotiate supplier costs, rebates, terms, and vendor programs.
• Develop pricing strategies that support sales growth and margin targets.
• Analyze category performance, profitability, and market trends.
• Partner with sales, operations, and finance to support business growth.
• Drive process improvements and scalable category management practices.
• Build supplier scorecards, business reviews, and performance metrics.
• Proven success negotiating supplier costs, contracts, rebates, and vendor agreements.
• Manage product categories with inventory, profitability, and performance expectations.
• Set or influence pricing, margin targets, and category profitability.

Skills

Category management

Vendor relationships

Pricing strategy

Product portfolio

Negotiation

Cross-functional teamwork

Financial analysis

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP

Oracle ERP

Job description

Bunzl in Maryland seeks a Category & Vendor Development Manager to drive growth through strategic supplier partnerships, category management, pricing strategy, and product portfolio development.

This role will own product sourcing, vendor relationships, category performance, pricing, and margin management across a diverse product portfolio. It is an individual contributor role with potential to lead a small team in the future.