Assistant Category Manager
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Gloucestershire / Hybrid |
| Area | South West, UK |
| Sector | Sales & Marketing |
| Salary | £60K Basic, Benefits |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Russell Cripps |
| Job Ref | RC/33345 |
| Working | Hybrid |
- Description
The company is a family-owned bathroom distributor supplying innovative bathroom products to customers across the UK, Ireland and Europe.
As the business continues to grow, we are looking for a motivated and commercially aware Category Manager Assistant to support the development and management of selected product categories.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within product management and procurement, with full training and progression towards a future Category Manager position.
About the Role
This role will support the Category Management team in the day-to-day management of bathroom product categories.
You will take responsibility for a smaller assigned product group while assisting senior Category Managers across sourcing, product development, supplier communication, product data management and marketing support.
The successful candidate will be expected to support the Category Managers in any areas required to help drive category growth, product development and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist Category Managers with the day-to-day management of bathroom product categories
- Take ownership of a smaller assigned product group
- Support supplier communication and help manage relationships with UK and overseas manufacturing partners
- Assist with sourcing new products and supplier research
- Help maintain accurate product information across:
- Product brochures
- Website listings
- Marketing materials
- Retail showroom displays
- Support product launches and product lifecycle management
- Assist with pricing updates, cost analysis and margin reviews
- Help monitor stock levels, lead times and supplier performance
- Work closely with internal departments including procurement, quality, marketing and sales
- Assist with brochure proofing and product specification checks
- Use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) to manage and maintain product and supplier information
- Provide general support to the Category Management team as required
Key Product Categories
Product responsibility will be determined based on your areas of expertise and experience
About you:
- Previous experience within a procurement, purchasing, product or category support role
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC)
- Good organisational and administrative skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Good communication skills and ability to work across departments
- Comfortable working with product data, pricing and specifications
- Commercial awareness and willingness to learn
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
Key Skills/Experience Required:
- Experience within the bathroom, KBB, furniture or interiors industries
- Experience working with international suppliers
- Understanding of product sourcing or procurement processes
Please send your CV in the first instance to Russell Cripps - russell@cavendishmaine.com
Reference: RC/33345
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