Plant Equipment Category Manager

City Plumbing; Crick; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plumbing supplier in the UK is seeking a Category Manager to join their successful team. In this hybrid role based in Crick, you will handle procurement, negotiate pricing, and define the category proposition to maximize sales and profit targets. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, and team leadership capabilities. The role also offers a range of benefits including bonuses, discounts, and a commitment to inclusivity.

Benefits

Bonus

Discounts at numerous retailers

Life assurance

Flexible working options

Mental Health First Aiders

Financial education and loans

Qualifications

• Proven ability in delivering successful category management in similar roles.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel and sales reporting.
• Experience in developing and motivating team members.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the category proposition for customer offers.
• Own supplier relationships and maximize commercial terms.
• Collaborate with internal departments to align on category development.

Skills

Strong commercial acumen

Strong analytical skills

Team player

Strong communication skills

Ability to deliver under pressure

Experience managing supplier relationships

Job description

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 a Commercial Plant Equipment Category Manager, you’ll join an established Category function, playing a key role in supporting the business in all things category. You will handle negotiation, procurement, and pricing of all products within your designated Category.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the category proposition to ensure it delivers a compelling customer offer while achieving sales and profit targets.
• Own category external supplier relationships, including commercial terms, to ensure all opportunities are maximised.
• Manage internal department relationships (including sales, operations, supply, finance, marketing, and digital) to align them with the category proposition and development.
• Collaborate with the Senior Category Manager to define a clear range and pricing hierarchy aimed at a specific customer target market.
• Manage and develop a Category Assistant / Assistant Category Manager, ensuring they are aligned, motivated, and supported in their career aspirations.

This is a hybrid-based role with travel into our head office based in Crick, Northamptonshire, twice a week.

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.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen with proven ability in delivering successful category management in similar or junior roles.
• Strong analytical skills and ability on excel / sales reporting.
• A team player with strong communication skills.
• Evidence of working and delivering under pressure.
• Strong analytical and system skills.
• Ability to challenge, develop, and motivate team members.
• Operates with integrity and awareness of diversity and inclusion.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and delivering compelling customer propositions.

Benefits

• Bonus
• 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.