Do you have B2B buying experience? Do you thrive in a commercial environment and enjoy negotiating with suppliers? Do you have great attention to detail, an ability to multitask and enjoy problem solving? If so, we want to hear from you!
We, at CCF, have an opportunity for you to join us as a Category Manager. Within this varied and fast paced role, you will be supporting the achievement of the business, product and market objectives, through supplier and product management and you will also be responsible for the development and delivery of category plans. If you are wanting to develop your buying experience within a role that makes a difference, then we feel this role is for you as you will be ensuring we maximise the growth of sales and gross profit.
Location: this is a genuine hybrid working role, where you will be required to work remotely from home and 1 day a week at our HUB head office in Northampton.
It is an exciting opportunity encompassing all areas of our commercial operation.
What you’ll do
- Own, manage, measure and develop supplier relationships and performance against targets and in line with Group, business unit and department strategy
- Achievement of sales, profit, inflation and KPIs within cost budgets
- Manage and maintain product files and data relating to suppliers and product category
- Support sales teams and branches to optimise profitable trading and assist/support day to day pricing and supplier management
- Develop and conduct product category plan reviews and contribute to associated marketing activity
- Lead the negotiation of national supplier terms for business unit
Is this you?
You'll need to have buying/category experience, ideally within the construction sector but we are open to talking to anyone with the right skill set,you will be great with numbers and able to establish strong working relationships. As a part of a hard working, dedicated team you will be responsible for supporting the development of junior colleagues and ensuring timelines are met.
What’s in it for you?
You’ll be supported by some of the best training & development in the industry. Our impressive internal succession programme means, whatever it is you do with us, it will be easy for you to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group.
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:
- Competitive performance related bonus
- Save-as-you-earn scheme
- Buy-as-you-earn scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses
A bit about us
CCF is one of the UK's leading distributors of interior building products to professionals within the construction industry. Its competitively-priced product range includes Drywall, Ceilings, External Envelope, Fire Protection, Flooring, Partitioning and Tools & Accessories all of which are supplied from stock and delivered nationwide from over 35 branches
Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.
To keep our business and customers safe, if you are successful in the role you will be made a conditional offer subject to additional background checks including.
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