Assistant Category Manager
Wakefield
Up to £30K plus excellent benefits listed below
Full time FTC until Dec 2026
Monday to Friday
Assistant Category Manager/Purchasing role responsibilities
- Establish and execute formal category plans that support budget aspirations.
- Develop strong, collaborative relationships with the Commercial, Sales and Operational teams.
- Attend Area Managers and Branch Manager regional meetings and National Sales meetings to raise awareness of the category.
- Be innovative and drive NPD to ensure our product offering is always relevant to customers and we are considered as credible suppliers by customers.
- Excellent communication with the business on all supplier and product related matters. Build great relationships with suppliers so that we are their company of choice.
- Appoint preferred suppliers and develop relationships and plans with them.
- Carry out regular category reviews to ensure that we are working with the right suppliers.
- Refine and improve category performance through benchmarking competitor prices and reviewing price book architecture to optimise margin potential.
- Ensure critical KPIs in relevant areas are met or exceeded – including margin optimisation, rebate management and proactive stock management to support the reduction of obsolete stock.
- Develop robust fact-based reporting that facilitates informed decision making.
- Understand the implications and opportunities of eCommerce in each category and work closely with the eCommerce team to maximise opportunities.
- Work with the Head of Visual Merchandising
- Establish an effective Core range – that ensures the right products are always available to customers.
- Work with the Marketing team to produce marketing plans bespoke to respective categories including a promotional strategy.
- Full UK Driving licence essential.
Benefits include but are not limited to:
- 31 days’ holiday, inclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays (pro-rated for part-time colleagues)
- Opportunity to buy up to an additional holiday
- Length of service awards
- Contributory pension scheme
- Company sick pay
- Online Benefits Hub (inc discounts on gift cards, travel, cinema tickets, to name a few)
- Employee Assistance Programme, (24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line)
- Generous colleague discount
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Hybrid/flexible working available
If you would like to be considered for this role, please forward you CV for consideration
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