Category Manager

Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Category Manager - Milton Keynes - Ideal Bathrooms

So, who are we? We are Ideal Bathrooms, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant operating across the UK and Ireland. We put our people and customers at the heart of everything we do and are proud to offer opportunities to grow skills and build long-term careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you can enjoy a wide range of benefits, including annual leave that increases with length of service, a generous pension scheme matched up to 9%, performance-related bonus, enhanced maternity and adoption leave, and access to a great range of online and high street discounts. We also actively support health and wellbeing with free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, Cycle to Work scheme, and more.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering category strategies aligned to business and commercial objectives
• Managing supplier relationships, negotiations, and performance to drive growth and profitability
• Analysing market trends, customer insights, and competitor activity to inform decision-making
• Leading pricing, margin optimisation, and range development
• Collaborating closely with Buying, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Sales teams
• Driving new product introductions and category performance improvements
• Monitoring and reporting on category KPIs and financial performance

This is a full-time, permanent position, offering a hybrid working model with flexibility to balance office and remote working.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Category Manager or similar commercial role
• Strong commercial acumen with excellent analytical skills
• Experience managing and negotiating with suppliers
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills
• A proactive, data-driven approach with a passion for product and category development

We look forward to receiving your application!