Senior Category Manager

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The Role:
As an Senior Category Manager , you will play a huge part in changing the way we think about our Online, Category, & Multichannel platforms. The Senior Category Manager (Senior Buyer) will lead a small Category team and work collaboratively with all key stakeholders to create and deliver winning category plans (aligned to the corporate strategy). As Senior Category Manager, you'll influence and negotiate to ensure we are getting the best deals for our customers and drive the engagement of the branch network and sales teams to deliver the category plan. You'll enjoy a diverse role developing, researching, creating and deploying the category strategy and you'll be responsible for creating a Trading Plan that will result in exceeding your targets and winning market share!
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Come and join us as a customer focused and results driven Senior Category Manager and be part of a hugely successful and friendly team.
Key Responsibilities

• Supply base strategy and management of supplier relationships, to maximise return using joint business planning as a tool to drive growth
• Reviewing and reporting on category performance alongside identification of areas of concern and opportunities to take appropriate action
• Development of the factbase on the customer, competitors & market to support development of the category strategy
• Successful development and delivery of range reviews & category pricing strategy
• Product lifecycle management plans from start to end
• Management of accurate product data
• Negotiation of supplier trading agreements enhancing stock health and overall cash position
• Negotiation of cost prices and trading terms
• Development of a trading plan to deliver the category financials i.e. budgets /forecasting/COGs/trading accounts
• Representation of the category both cross-functionally and within Highbourne group collaborative relationships

This is primarily an on site role with visits to our office, branches & suppliers on a weekly basis.
You should be based in the UK within easy reach of our Head Office is based in Crick, Northamptonshire. xwwtmva
You:
You'll live and breathe our customer-first ethos, with a strategic and proactive approach to Category, Buying, and Trading. You'll enjoy working collaboratively with the wide
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