Category Manager
South Yorkshire (can be based remotely)
Circa £35-40k + benefits
Role Profile
Our client is a leading supplier with operations across the UK. You will have extensive experience of managing products/categories. It is essential that you have experience in negotiation and have a real drive and enthusiasm for cost saving. Joining a brilliant team at a fast growing company this is a real opportunity to take full responsibility for a Category and make a difference.
Responsibilities
- Identifying new suppliers and customers while negotiating with existing suppliers and developing a strategy
- Managing a range of products
- Developing a strategy for your category and implementing it group wide
- Liaising with marketing, sales and finance to determine competitive pricing
- Devising long-term development strategies for product categories
- Managing trusted relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
- Negotiating with suppliers on terms, production planning and pricing
- Meeting with both Customers and Suppliers to develop the relationship
- Using Excel to run reports and being numbers focused
- Collaborating with other Category Managers to create cross-category development
- Being able to work with the different Categories and a drive to make the best savings
- Assuming full responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
- Working closely with internal and external stakeholders
- Presenting to senior members of the company
Skills, Experience & Personal Attributes
- Experience in the management of products/categories
- Strong knowledge of a strategic structure
- An ability to work cross-departmentally
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence internal and external partners at all levels
- Able to cope with high value/volume products
- Strong negotiation skills
- Very strong Excel skills
Client information
Our client is a growing business based in South Yorkshire.
Remuneration
Circa £35-40k + benefits
About Cast UK
Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in HR, Procurement, Buying, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants are able to place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK and a complete list of all of our current vacancies, please visit www.castuk.com
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