Category Manager

With the support of the Commercial/ Category Director and/or Senior Category Manager, create and lead the business plan for allocated categories of responsibility to drive strategic & tactical growth of the categories to support the delivery of the budgeted sales and profit target.Category Manager Do you have a passion for working within Category Manager Are you in commuting distance of Binley, Coventry areaStark, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is looking for a new team member who is as passionate about great service as we are.With the support of the Commercial/ Category Director and/or Senior Category Manager, create and lead the business plan for allocated categories of responsibility to drive strategic & tactical growth of the categories to support the delivery of the budgeted sales and profit target. Job Purpose Deliver product ranges and terms that meet the requirements of our internal and external customers providing 'all the products to do the job' whilst delivering the required company financial targets.Demonstrate successful experience in category management with a track record of delivering ranges that meet customer project needs across multiple product categories whilst delivering budgeted financial results for the company. Proven experience of successful fact-based negotiation and delivery in an end-to-end category management or procurement role. Strong commercial acumen, analytical skills, and ability to assimilate information into clear actionable insights and plans and able to communicate these plans to stakeholders for effective implementation and enhanced customer proposition. Ability to work on own or as part of a team and manage workload to tight deadlines and work under pressure managing multiple priorities and tasks. Good stakeholder management with ability to coordinate and influence decision making at multiple levels and across functions to ensure delivery of business plans. Be involved in and contribute to 'non-core' commercial activities that support development and delivery improvement across business and strategic improvements that may be areas outside of key category responsibilities . Ability to induct, support and coach newer and/or junior members of the teams with or without direct line management responsibility. A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.STARK Building Materials UK comprises 14 brands, including one of the UK's leading builders' merchants Jewson, along with JP Corry and Normans, specialist brands Minster and Jewson Civils Frazer, as well as major timber importer and distributor, International Timber.With over 600 dedicated builders merchant branches and distribution centres, this makes us one of the UK's largest retailers and distributors of building and construction materials.However, more importantly, our dedicated team and the high-quality products we offer make us trusted, expert partners to the industry.Together, we give our customers hassle-free access to the market-leading, sustainable solutions they need to build responsibly for the future.If you'd like to build that future with us, check out our careers page or get in touch.Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.At STARK Building Materials UK, we are known for our building distribution, but in reality, it is our colleagues that drive our business forward. All around the UK, in our branches, warehouses and offices, our team give everything to make building better for our customers.We value our customers, the communities we work in and the colleagues in our team, who collectively build our business to ever greater heights every day.We strive to create a workplace where all colleagues feel safe and empowered to do their best and are comfortable to bring their true selves to work every day.We are proud that we offer all our colleagues a great place to work.